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Uruguay
,Tango The Argentinian and Uruguayan tradition of the Tango, now familiar around the world, was developed by the urban lower classes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the Rio de la Plata basin. Among this mix of European immigrants to the region, descendents of African slaves and the natives of the region known as ''criollos,''...
Argentina, Uruguay
: Examination of requests for International Assistance up to US$100,000
d document LHE/20/15.COM 2.BUR/3 as well as International Assistance request no. 01634 submitted by Uruguay, Takes note that 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 Tang...
A step further in the identification of intangible cultural heritage in Argentina
bruary 25 to 1 March 2013, governments and civil society representatives of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will continue the capacity-building programme which was launched in October 2012 with the generous support of the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust. This time, an intensive training will be delivered on drawing up inventories of intangible cultural...
25 February 2013 - 1 March 2013>Buenos Aires
f four years from the date of election: Group I: Belgium, Greece Group II: Latvia Group III: Brazil, Peru, Uruguay Group IV: Kyrgyzstan Group V(a): Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda Group V(b): Egypt, Tunisia....
8 June 2012>Paris
: Examination of International Assistance request greater than US$25,000
cision 6.COM 10.4, Having further examined the revised request for International Assistance submitted by Uruguay in the amount of US$186,871 for the project ‘Documentation, promotion and dissemination of the Candombe traditional drum calls, expressions of identity of the Sur, Palermo, and Cordón neighbourhoods in the city of Montevideo’, Dec...
l organizations involved in safeguarding cultural heritage from Argentina, but also from Paraguay and Uruguay, will have received theoretical and practical training on the nomination process understood as a planning process of community-based safeguarding measures. Facilitated by two UNESCO-trained experts, Adriana Molano Arenas from Colombia and...
14 October 2013 - 22 October 2013>Santiago del Estero and Buenos Aires
s, or ''llamadas,'' of the Sur, Palermo and Cordon neighbourhoods of Montevideo, Uruguay, originated with African slaves. They are performed in neighbourhood streets and at carnivals by drum groups, accompanied by dancing and singing. Candombe is usually transmitted through families respected for their drum skills. However, sinc...
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Completion of the capacity-building programme in the Southern Cone
e-capacity-building-programme-in-the-Southern-Cone,For two years Argentina, along with Paraguay and Uruguay were accompanied in a capacity-building process for the effective and sustainable safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. A closing ceremony on Thursday 13 February at the National House of the Bicentenary in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ma...
Argentina, Paraguay
, Uruguay
13 February 2014>
Report on the implementation of the Convention
promotion of cultural citizenship and the cultural rights of citizens, and the National Commission of Uruguay for UNESCO (COMINAL). Training in the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage is provided through three degree courses offered at the University of the Republic: a Degree Course in the Promotion of Cultural Elements (emphasizing cultu...
Regional meeting: Cooperation mechanisms for intangible heritage and higher education
region: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The meeting promoted exchange and reflection on intangible heritage and higher education, with a particular focus on tertiary level cultural management programmes. Participants discussed the realities, needs, experiences, speci...
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017>Buenos Aires