istance in the amount of US$24,100 for a project entitled ‘Recovery of phonograms and oral memory of Tango in Buenos Aires’: Despite its global popularity, tango faces a number of threats such as the significant shortage of academic studies, research and basic records, the progressive deterioration of musical scores and phonograms or the risin...
20.COM 4.BUR : Adoption of the agenda
Takes note that Uruguay has requested International Assistance for the project entitled The sound of Tango – Phase II: To be implemented by the Cienarte Foundation, this twenty-six-month project aims to promote the intergenerational transmission of the Tango tradition through education, artistic activities and publications. It is the second pha...23 October 2025
UNESCO Headquarters
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 Tango and Candombe, this thirty-month project is aimed at safeguarding the traditional sound of tango produced by the bandone...
Report on the implementation of the Convention
mme focussed on people of African descent, the Our Traditional Foods programme, the National Plan for the Promotion of Tango and the Programme for Strengthening Expressions of Argentine Carnival. The ''Mercado de Artesanías Tradicionales de la República Argentina'' (MATRA, Argentine Traditional Crafts Market) declares leadin...
The Committee, Takes note that Argentina and Uruguay have nominated the Tango for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: The Argentinean and Uruguayan tradition of the Tango, now familiar around the world, was developed by the urban lower classes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
Pilot inventory in the tango community of Buenos Aires
field work was aimed at providing first-hand experience in drawing up inventories to a team made of tango bearers, government officials and members of relevant non-governmental organizations. Guided by the main project facilitator, Ms Mónica Lacarrieu (Argentina), the inventory team chose, among the different musical, poetic and human elements of...1 April 2013 - 30 November 2013
Buenos Aires
,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
,The sound of Tango - Phase II To be implemented by the Cienarte Foundation, this twenty-six-month project aims to promote the intergenerational transmission of the Tango tradition through education, artistic activities and publications. It is the second phase of the project ‘The Bandoneon: sound of Tango’ which relates to the multinational ele... Egypt
2025-12-10 - 2027-11-30
Report on the implementation of the Convention
lot Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage to test new methods for improving community participation, covering Tango and Candombe. A National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage is being planned, to be administered by the CPCN. Although it is a national instrument, departmental governments may also identify the intangible cultural heritage...
Three new International Assistance projects supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
efit from a US$89,969 grant to implement the third project approved by the Bureau entitled The sound of Tango – Phase II. The Cienarte Foundation will be responsible for this project aiming at promoting the intergenerational transmission of the Tango tradition through education, artistic activities and publications. It is the second phase of the... Egypt
, Nepal
, Uruguay
23 October 2025