>> people in these villages liked the music from the radio It could also be because (a) the low cost and availability of music on the radio (portable, on dema

>> people in these villages liked the music from the radio It could also be because (a) the low cost and availability of music on the radio (portable, on demand etc) was much higher than the availability of their native music which had to be played live by an artist. (b) the novelty of the 'outside' music or its sophistication due to the electronic instruments used etc could have temporarily make the local people to like the outside music long enough to stop making their own.