Living heritage unites at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya
For more information on the project, see: Diverse Traditional and Contemporary Rhythm, Music and Dance Rock the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya and Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Eastern Africa. SLIDEFREE:17223-BIG|17224-BIG|17225-BIG|17226-BIG-,A pilot project in Kenya is providing training to refug... international
6 April 2023
Eight communities in northern Malawi mobilised for inventorying their living heritage
al heritage. It contains information on such varied elements as Namayoka herbal medicine, the Among’oma dance, the preparation of Ichipipi maize cake, as well as the making of Umomo fish traps. The project was implemented between September 2012 and May 2013 under the responsibility of the Malawi National Commission for UNESCO and the Ministry of... Malawi
31 May 2013
rom younger generations and popular demand for industrial alternatives. Uganda - Ma'di bowl lyre music and dance The Ma'di Bowl Lyre music and dance is one of the oldest cultural practices of the Madi people of Uganda. The traditional songs and dances, performed for various occasions, including weddings and to celebrate harvests, are a to... Uganda
, Portugal
, Ukraine
30 November 2016
Completion of the capacity-building programme in the Southern Cone
ied out for seven months in six milongas (popular evenings where men and women gather in local clubs to dance tango) of Buenos Aires and to deliver the related publication to the two community associations involved, the Association of Teachers, Dancers and Choreographers of Argentinian Tango and the Association of Milonga Organizers, as well as to... Argentina
, Paraguay
, Uruguay
13 February 2014
ries involved in this project whose practitioners and bearers are Afro descendants, such as the Language, dance and music of the Garifuna (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua), the Cocolo dance drama tradition (Dominican Republic), La Tumba Francesa (Cuba) and the Ritual and festive expressions of the Congo culture (Panama). Two other IA req... Belize
, Cuba
, Honduras
, Panama
, Thailand
5 October 2022
Inventorying of living heritage on the top of Kazakhstan’s agenda
a,Community practitioners, non-governmental organizations in the field of crafts, traditional music and dance, leading universities and museums of the country as well as government officials came together for a workshop on inventorying of intangible cultural heritage which is held from 22 to 29 November 2013 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Organized by... Kazakhstan
26 November 2013
n plan for their safeguard. Uganda will receive US$24,990 to safeguard the Bigwala gourd trumpet music and dance of Busoga Kingdom, inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2012. The project aims at ensuring the viability of Bigwala music and dance by creating the environment favourable for its contin... Côte d'Ivoire
, Gabon
, Uganda
, Vanuatu
24 August 2015
23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Maloya Maloya is a form of music, song and dance native to Réunion Island. Of mixed racial origins since its outset, maloya was created by Malagasy and African slaves on the sugar plantations and was eventually appropriated by the whole of the island’s population. Although originally d... international
18 August 2021
Eighteen new elements inscribed on the Representative List
(Brazil) Chiprovski kilimi, the tradition of carpet-making in Chiprovtsi (Bulgaria) Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity (France) Kazakh traditional art of Dombra Kuy (Kazakhstan) Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios (Greece) Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of... international
26 November 2014
Discover the newly inscribed elements on the 2003 Convention Lists!
eece: August 15th (Dekapentavgoustos) festivities in two Highland Communities of Northern Greece: Tranos Choros (Grand Dance) in Vlasti and Syrrako Festival Andorra and France: Bear festivities in the Pyrenees Slovenia: Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of life Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Syrian Arab Republic: Crafting and playing the Oud|ele... international
1 December 2022