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intangible cultural heritage and training. The Murewa Culture Centre (hosting the Mbende Jerusarema Dance safeguarding programme) also plays a key role in promoting and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Zimbabwe. Documentation on intangible cultural heritage is held in the National Archives which are accessible to local and international...
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Sustaining Seperu folk dance and associated practices
ision of initiates, accompanied by rites such as the smearing of millet paste on their bodies and a dance performance to welcome them back into the community. The ceremonies are observed by the Bamasaaba communities in eastern and western Uganda. The Imbalu ceremonies are at risk of disappearing due to a marked decrease in traditional circumcision... Botswana
2023-08-02 - 28-02-2025
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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
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r and candles are handed out to everyone present for good health. The festival culminates in a fire-dance in the evening as the highest form of veneration of the Saints. People silently form a circle around the burning embers led by the sacred drum, and the Nestinari, who are spiritual and physical leaders through whom the saints express their will...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
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prepared costumes representing the different characters, while other participants bear flags and banners, dance, play instruments, sing and improvise popular tunes. Women participate by preparing and training younger generations through workshops and by decorating the churches, dressing images of the saint and cooking traditional dishes. During the...7 December 2013
Baku
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right full moon, dozens of young, unmarried village women gather in a circle, join hands and sing and dance all night under the direction of a lead singer. During interludes, the women playfully mime vignettes reflecting life in a farm or fishing village, including treading on roof tiles, unrolling a mat, catching a mouse or tying herrings. The dan...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
harmonic tones. The oud is played solo or in ensembles and is accompanied by traditional songs and dance in a wide range of events. Its practice is transmitted through apprenticeships and in musical centres, colleges and universities in urban areas. Crafters are mostly men, although in recent years young women have developed an interest as well.... Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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sed among the Bambara, Bozo, Marka and Somono communities in Markala, and is characterized by masked dances, drums and songs featuring dancers and puppeteers. Each mask and puppet symbolizes the sacred link between man and nature, with particular animals incarnating specific virtues of society. During the dry season, young neophytes receive knowled...28 November 2014
Paris
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Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance,The Garifuna communities, spread over Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, have kept alive their common language, oral traditions, music and dances. Although still practiced on various occasions, these are changing considerably as the Garifuna language is less often sp...Benefitting country(ies) : Belize Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua
1 April 2006 - 1 June 2009
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tices centre on the temple, where performers narrate the lives and deeds of Krishna through song and dance. In a typical performance, two drummers and about ten singer-dancers perform in a hall or domestic courtyard encircled by seated devotees. The dignity and flow of aesthetic and religious energy is unparalleled, moving audience members to tears...7 December 2013
Baku