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La Tumba Francesa

,La Tumba Francesa The dance, song and drumming style known as Tumba Francesa (French Drum) was brought to Cuba by Haitian slaves who were resettled in the island’s eastern regions following the unrest in Haiti during the 1790s. It embodies one of the oldest and most tangible links to the Afro-Haitian heritage of Cuba’s Oriente province and dev... Cuba

Orteke, traditional performing art in Kazakhstan: dance, puppet and music

inscribed,Orteke, traditional performing art in Kazakhstan: dance, puppet and music Orteke is an indigenous Kazakh performing art that combines theatre, music and puppetry. This folk art entails a music performance with a dombyra, a traditional two-stringed instrument, and a dance performed by a wooden puppet. Attached to the surface of a tradition... Kazakhstan

Hiragasy, a performing art of the Central Highlands of Madagascar

erforming art of the Central Highlands of Madagascar Hiragasy is a performing art composed of song, dance and speech. Originating in the central highlands of Madagascar, the performance takes place in public spaces. It generally involves two troupes and lasts about one hour and thirty minutes, following a standard structure, including drumming, gre... Madagascar

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Sustaining Seperu folk dance and associated practices

,Sustaining Seperu folk dance and associated practices Implemented by the Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, this eighteen-month project aims to safeguard ‘Seperu folk dance and associated practices’, an element inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2019. The element involves singing,... Botswana

2023-08-02 - 28-02-2025

Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican Republic

Inscribed,Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican Republic The merengue is considered part of the national identity of the Dominican community. It plays an active role in various aspects of people’s daily lives – from their education to social gatherings and celebrations, even political campaigning. In 2005, the traditional practice wa... Dominican Republic

Decision

19.COM : Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Committee Takes note that Hungary has nominated Csárdás dance tradition (No. 01892) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The csárdás is a Hungarian dance that is performed by couples consisting of a man and a woman, or, in some regions, of two women. Multiple couples participate in th...6 December 2024

Asunción

Decision

9.COM : Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2014 and examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Committee Takes note that Malawi has nominated Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern Malawi (No. 00999) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Tchopa is a performing art practised among Lhomwe communities in southern Malawi. The dance is usually performed during celebr...28 November 2014

Paris

Congolese rumba

inscribed,Congolese rumba Congolese rumba is a musical genre and a dance common in urban areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. Generally danced by a male-female couple, it is a multicultural form of expression originating from an ancient dance called nkumba (meaning ‘waist’ in Kikongo). The rumba is used f... Congo

, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Yeongsanjae

ndia, through which philosophical and spiritual messages of Buddhism are expressed and people in attendance develop self-discipline. Yeongsanjae begins with a ritual reception for all the saints and spirits of heaven and earth and concludes with a farewell ritual representing manners of the otherworldly realm of Buddha, with singing, ceremonial ado... Republic of Korea

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12.COM : Examination of the reports of States Parties on the current status of elements inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

a for submitting, on time, its report on the status of the element ‘Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of the Busoga Kingdom in Uganda’, inscribed in 2012 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; Takes note of the continued efforts undertaken by Uganda to safeguard the element and, in particular, to raise...9 December 2017

Jeju Island

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