cen schools and compiled them into recordings. CNRPAH has over one hundred hours of recordings of written and recited popular poetry from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries and continues to enrich its collection. CNRPAH also has several hundred tape recordings from the 1970s of national heritage music and songs which it is now digitizing....
official State bodies encompassing documentation, educational activities, promotion and support to poetry associations and boat builders;,The festival was nominated with the involvement of communities, groups and the local government of the city of Xukou, and consent has been given on behalf of the communities concerned;,The element is inscribed o...
ChinaRamman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India
practised.,Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India combines music, poetry, dance and crafts that form an expression of the religious and aesthetic experience of the community, celebrate the bonds between humanity, nature and the divinity, and give the community a sense of identity and belonging;,Inscription of...
Indiangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: The art of Azerbaijani Ashiqs combines poetry, storytelling, dance and vocal and instrumental music into a traditional performance art that stands as a symbol of Azerbaijani culture. Characterized by the accompaniment of the saz, a stringed musical instrument, the classical repertoire inc...
2 October 2009>Abu Dhabi
stage by professional or semi-professional artists, it is mixed with rock, reggae or jazz and inspires poetry and slam. Although originally dedicated to ancestral worship as part of a ritual, maloya has gradually over time become a song of lament against slavery, and for the past thirty years it has represented the island’s identity. Every cultur...
2 October 2009>Abu Dhabi
Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal
to is the guiding voice heard above the group throughout the song. A vast repertoire of traditional poetry is set to existing or newly created melodies. Lyrics explore both traditional themes such as rural life, nature, love, motherhood and religion, and changes in the cultural and social context. Cante is a fundamental aspect of social life throug...
Portugaltraditional three-stringed instrument. The phrases have a particular rhythm, based upon traditional poetry and the distinctive intonation of the Ryukyu scale, and are performed in the ancient language of Okinawa. The physical movements of the performers evoke those of a pythoness at traditional rituals of ancient Okinawa. All parts are performed by...
19 November 2010>Nairobi
ounts religious events, historical and mythical stories and folk tales. Each performance has four elements: poetry, music, song and motion. Some performances have up to a hundred roles, divided into historical, religious, political, social, supernatural, real, imaginary and fantasy characters. Each Ta‘zīye drama is individual, having its own sub...
19 November 2010>Nairobi
Fado, urban popular song of Portugal
Inscribed,Fado, urban popular song of Portugal Fado is a performance genre incorporating music and poetry widely practised by various communities in Lisbon. It represents a Portuguese multicultural synthesis of Afro-Brazilian sung dances, local traditional genres of song and dance, musical traditions from rural areas of the country brought by succe...
Portugalonry forms the basis of a wider cultural heritage, including traditional dress, food, songs, music, poetry and dance, sustained by the communities and clubs that practise it. Decides that, from the information provided in file 00732, the nomination satisfies the criteria for inscription on the Representative List, as follows: R.1: Falconry, r...
7 December 2012>Paris