I should also mention that I'm a little puzzled as to why the pseudonymous "Rabbi Sol" seems to feel that people should not listen to Arabic music without listening also to Hebrew music. Both have their individual (but mostly, shared) virtues and are, to the average Western European ear, very similar.

Where does "balance" enter into the equation? Perhaps the good "rabbi" is an American: I do realise that there are some odd ideas circulating there about the relative value of other cultural traditions, though I confess to being puzzled by some of the apparent prejudices and preconceptions involved. Are there perhaps political messages in the music that those who, like me, understand not a word of Arabic or Hebrew might be unduly influenced by if we do not listen to both?

Please do explain.