Not really. Western music is driven by harmonic progression, which is largely absent in most other cultures. The lack of "chord changes" is why its so easy to discern western vs eastern music.
Harmonic progression is a staple of Western classical and pop styles, but most folk music is diatonic (confined to a single scale), not least because of the limitations of wind instruments. Diatonic music and harmony has seen a major resurgence with the advent of electronic dance music, which subordinates harmonic progression to rhythmic and timbral development so as to stay 'in the groove' by maintaining a particular musical mood.