stance in the amount of US$24,100 for a project entitled ‘Recovery of phonograms and oral memory of Tango in Buenos Aires’: Despite its global popularity, tango faces a number of threats such as the significant shortage of academic studies, research and basic records, the progressive deterioration of musical scores and phonograms or the rising int...
akes note that Uruguay has requested International Assistance for the project entitled The sound of Tango – Phase II: To be implemented by the Cienarte Foundation, this twenty-six-month project aims to promote the intergenerational transmission of the Tango tradition through education, artistic activities and publications. It is the second phase o...
hat Uruguay has requested International Assistance for the project entitled The Bandoneon: sound of Tango: To be implemented by the Cienarte Foundation in cooperation with the Interministerial Commission for the Support of Tango and Candombe, this thirty-month project is aimed at safeguarding the traditional sound of tango produced by the bandoneo...
The Committee, Takes note that Argentina and Uruguay have nominated the Tango for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: The Argentinean and Uruguayan tradition of the Tango, now familiar around the world, was developed by the urban lower classes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo...
netic and vigorous rhythm draws upon the fusion of musical genres such as marching music, Brazilian tango, square dance, polka and pieces of classical repertoire, performed by martial bands and fanfares. The music is essentially urban, and like the accompanying dance, ‘Passo’, is vigorous and subversive. The dance stems from the skill and agility o...
