Prog's not prog.

Well Lan, I listen to pop music by choice. We're a rare breed these days since the more intelligent music community has by and large shunned pop music, but some of us are both musically inclined and appreciate pop. For example, the people who make pop! Sometimes the writer isn't the person you see on the cover, but with te internet you can easily discover who writes all the music. My favorite is Max Martin, who became famous for writing the smash hit "Hit me baby one more time" but is essentially the man responsible for 1/3 of the top hits in the 90's. I also love the beatles, madonna, shakira, and micheal jackson, and don't you dare tell me the beatles are different because they are shamelessly pop! 

Anyways, most of the music I write is in the style of rock, and since 4/4 is the basic rhythm of rock, that is what sounds most natural when writing rock music. If I was writing indian sitar music, perhaps 11/8 would sound more natural. 

Well, with globalisation and everything, I'm sure you can get a pretty cheap sitar made in china. 

My personal favorite pop genres are latin, french, and US pop. I've never actually tried indian pop music, just that ravi shankar dude. What do you reccommend for good indian pop? My apologies for inducing vomit, make sure you wash up and brush your teeth! After all, pop music is like beer, the lowest common denominator, ridiculously enjoyable, and vomit causing.