this is likely an example of CULTURAL EXCHANGE.
Cutural exchnage is the process whereby one culture adopts traits of another culture, it could be in form of language, food, clothing, Arts, Architecture, music, dance etc. It can also mean mutual sharing of information between two or more species/people for the purpose of improving friendship and understanding between them.
An example is the Pizza, it is originally from Italy, however, today we have the American pizza, which is made in a similar style with their Italian counterpart.
Answer:
You need to know the context of a people's music.
Explanation:
<u><em>One of the things that the 20th-century Anthropology brought was the concept of otherness</em></u>, or to be specific, the idea that the context which a certain civilization is based on it's important and must be considered. In this case where a piece of music is the study case, then the Anthropologist (or the specialist who is studying it)<u><em> should look at the people who created that song, analyzing their beliefs, social skills, cultural elements and points of view and, then, propose an understanding about that music.</em></u>