r to the accompaniment of drums and other instruments. Many chants are verses of traditional Nabati poetry, carefully selected to match the occasion. The dancers perform choreographed movements to the music while holding wooden replica rifles in their hands and in some cases, young girls swing their hair in time to the music. Originally performed a...
Submitting States and priorities for 2017 cycle
ile for 2016-201721United Arab EmiratesUSLAl Azi, the art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry (01268)(0) one file for 2016-201722ZambiaIAR+25Strengthen the capacity for the safeguarding and management of intangible cultural heritage in Zambia (01281)(0) one file for 2016-201723GermanyRLOrgan craftsmanship and music (01277)(i) no elemen...
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9 February 2022
Six elements inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
and internationally. United Arab Emirates - Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry Al Azi is a traditional poetry recital performed by a group of individuals without instruments. The practice strengthens bonds in the community and is connected with knowledge and practices related to nature. Due to migration, the enactment of...
Botswana , Colombia , United Arab Emirates , Morocco , Mongolia , Türkiye , Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)6 December 2017
Thirty-three elements inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
communities, as well as inter-village dance competitions and festivals. Cuba - Punto Punto is the poetry and music of Cuban peasants, consisting of a tune or melody over which a person sings an improvised or learned stanza, based on a rhyming scheme. Punto is an essential element of Cuban cultural heritage that promotes dialogue and expresses the...
international7 December 2017
scription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Punto is the poetry and music of Cuban peasants, consisting of a tune or melody over which a person sings an improvised or learned stanza of ten octameter verse lines, with a rhyming scheme. There are two main variants of Punto: punto libre, a tune of free metre;...
Focus on measures taken by State Parties to raise awareness about the importance of intangible cultural heritage (2018)
ers of aitysh (a song duel between akyns, one of the traditional forms of the oral Kyrgyz folk song poetry) are held during national festive events. On other occasions, competitions may serve revitalization purposes. A competition of storytellers from different regions was organized as a television program in Morocco, demonstrating their skills and...
Stakeholders General public Heritage days, weeks and years Festivals, competitions Public recognition Living Human Treasures Communication, media Radio, television Different groups Social cohesion...
4 March 2026
Learning with intangible heritage for a sustainable future
istory lesson plan incorporating calligraphy Sample language lesson plan incorporating traditional poetry Palau A guideline for writing an intangible cultural heritage lesson plan (Palau) Sample Palaun studies lesson plan incorporating a social interactions code Uzbekistan Sample music lesson plan incorporating a traditional folk song Samp...
1 January 2013 - 25 November 2015
Shashmaqom music
“six maqoms”, constitutes a fusion of vocal and instrumental music, melodic and rhythmic idioms and poetry. The genre is performed solo or by a group of singers and an orchestra of lutes, fiddles, frame-drums and flutes. Performances generally open with an instrumental introduction followed by the nasr, the main vocal section consisting of two dist...
Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of Bahia
,Samba de Roda of the Recôncavo of Bahia The Samba de Roda, which involves music, dance and poetry, is a popular festive event that developed in the State of Bahia, in the region of Recôncavo during the seventeenth century. It drew heavily on the dances and cultural traditions of the region’s African slaves. The performance also included elements o...
Baul songs
ce where God resides. Bauls are admired for this freedom from convention as well as their music and poetry. Baul poetry, music, song and dance are devoted to finding humankind’s relationship to God, and to achieving spiritual liberation. Their devotional songs can be traced back to the fifteenth century when they first appeared in Bengali literatur...