Music is an indispensable part of our lives as it gives us a great relief and a lot of encouragement. As music industry evolves, people have had more options than they used to have, which results a separation between those who prefer traditional music and those who do not. In my opinion, we should be listening both of them because of the fact that they all have their own specific features.
Firstly, every country has its own unique traditional art which contains their culture and custom. As one part of art, music can represent all the uniqueness of a nation. As a new generation, every one of us is responsible for preserving our cultural heritage. It does not mean to just avoid every new thing , but to improve or mix it with modern music.
Secondly, I believe that traditional art such as music and art need to be regularly enhanced in order to keep up with rapidly changing society. Over the years, new musical instrument and style has been created. Because our world is globalized, the stream of new style is delivered to anyone, no matter how far they are. The closest example is that if any new song is released in USA today, people in Asia listen to it at the same time via internet.
In conclusion, it is meaningless to treat something differently owing to the fact that it is too old or too new. They all exist because they were useful at the time. The best option, as far as I am concerned, would be to treat fairly to folk music and modern.