
21 March: UNESCO celebrates the World Poetry Day
21 March: UNESCO celebrates the World Poetry Day ,21-March:-UNESCO-celebrates-the-World-Poetry-Day,UNESCO first adopted 21 March as World Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris in 1999. Practiced throughout history, poetry includes various forms of language, expressions and signification. It is often accompanied by music and perform...
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Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry
Inscribed,Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry Al Azi is a traditional poetry recital performed by a group of individuals without rhythmical or musical instruments. It consists of a full-rhymed poem based on traditional poetry and the lines of poetry are sometimes interposed with sayings and proverbs. Bearers and practitione...
United Arab EmiratesIn Zambia, the International Assistance project to safeguard Kuyabila poetry begins
In Zambia, the International Assistance project to safeguard Kuyabila poetry begins,In-Zambia,-the-International-Assistance-project-to-safeguard-Kuyabila-poetry-beg,Being one of the five domains of the 2003 Convention, oral traditions and expressions encompass an enormous variety of spoken forms including proverbs, riddles, tales, nursery rhymes, l...
Zambia7 June 2022>
role of the Al-Badda, a man who starts singing by directly addressing Al-Hashi, to resume the dancing with poetry. The lines of poetry uttered during the performance form an integral part of the tradition, expressing feelings of joy, peace, intimacy and empathy among attendees. Practising As-Samer consolidates social bonds and promotes cohesion, a...
JordanThe Committee Takes note that Oman has nominated Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetry for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Al ‘azi is a genre of sung poetry performed in the northern regions of the Sultanate of Oman. It constitutes one of the major expressions of Omani cultural a...
7 December 2012>Paris
Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetry
Inscribed,Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetry Al ‘azi is a genre of sung poetry performed in the northern regions of the Sultanate of Oman. It constitutes one of the major expressions of Omani cultural and musical identity. It takes the form of a poetry contest punctuated by sword and step movements and poetic exchanges between a sing...
OmanThe Committee Takes note that Oman has nominated Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetry for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: Al ‘azi is a genre of sung poetry performed in the northern regions of the Sultanate of Oman that constitutes one of the major express...
29 November 2011>Bali
ongs and tambourines or the tambour), songs and chants, and features beautiful melodious strains of poetry. Also known as love ballads, the songs are used by communities to convey feelings of love and give advice on special topics such as love and kindness. During the Melaka Sultanate era in the fifteenth century, Dondang Sayang was performed at Ro...
MalaysiaMorna, musical practice of Cabo Verde
musical and choreographic practice with instrumental accompaniment that incorporates voice, music, poetry, and dance. Morna can be either sung or played only with instruments, mainly chordophones, including the guitar, violin, ten-string guitar, replaced with a cavaquinho in the twentieth century, and the ukulele. Several other instruments have no...
Cabo VerdeAlardah Alnajdiyah, dance, drumming and poetry in Saudi Arabia
Inscribed,Alardah Alnajdiyah, dance, drumming and poetry in Saudi Arabia Alardah is a traditional performance combining dance, drumming and chanting poetry that signifies the start and end of notable occasions, such as religious holidays, weddings, births, graduation ceremonies, or events of national or local significance. It is considered a fundam...
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