These are not traditional musicians; they are individualists who happily blend and straddle cultures.

"It would be American by principle and spirit, blending talent, blending cultures all over the world," he said.

They are trying to blend ancient and modern cultures into a new form that will honor the past while accommodating the changes of the present.

The evening was dedicated to blending cultures, languages, food and music, with sometimes quirky results.

He said growth by acquisition brought with it the problem of blending vastly different cultures in a business based on people and personal relationships.

That's just one example of how Indonesian food has managed to blend cultures and tastes into a unique cuisine.

In a suburb of Boston, Thanksgiving is all about blending cultures.

Further examinations of his work reveal the ideas of blending cultures, rituals and migration through time.

However, arbitrage can also occur more locally by creating a culture that embraces diversity and creates mechanisms for blending professional cultures.

The purpose is to blend musical styles and thereby blend cultures together equally.