▁t ast es ▁in ▁music ▁and ▁affect ▁the ▁way ▁we ▁perce ive ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁other ▁cult ures . ▁Many ▁studies ▁have ▁shown ▁distinct ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁prefer ences ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁of ▁mus icians ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁One ▁study ▁attempted ▁to ▁view ▁the ▁dist in ctions ▁between ▁the ▁musical ▁prefer ences ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁Japanese ▁speak ers , ▁providing ▁both ▁groups ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁series ▁of ▁t ones ▁and ▁rh yth ms . ▁The ▁same ▁type ▁of ▁study ▁was ▁done ▁for ▁English ▁and ▁French ▁speak ers . ▁Both ▁studies ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁language ▁spoken ▁by ▁the ▁listener ▁determined ▁which ▁group ings ▁of ▁t ones ▁and ▁rh yth ms ▁were ▁more ▁appe aling , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁inf lections ▁and ▁natural ▁rh ythm ▁group ings ▁of ▁their ▁language . ▁ ▁Another ▁study ▁had ▁Europe ans ▁and ▁Afr icans ▁try ▁to ▁tap ▁along ▁with ▁certain ▁rh yth ms . ▁European ▁rh yth ms ▁are ▁regular ▁and ▁built ▁on ▁simple ▁r ati os , ▁while ▁African ▁rh yth ms ▁are ▁typically ▁based ▁on ▁irregular ▁r ati os . ▁While ▁both ▁groups ▁of ▁people ▁could ▁perform ▁the ▁rh yth ms ▁with ▁European ▁qual ities , ▁the ▁European ▁group ▁strugg led ▁with ▁the ▁African ▁rh yth ms . ▁This ▁has ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁u bi qu ity ▁of ▁complex ▁pol yr h ythm ▁in ▁African ▁culture ▁and ▁their ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁sound . ▁ ▁While ▁each ▁culture ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁musical ▁qual ities ▁and ▁appe als , ▁incorpor ating