Project

The sound of Tango - Phase II

Benefitting country(ies): Uruguay

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 element ‘Tango’ inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Argentina and Uruguay

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 89,969 granted in 2025
  • Dates of implementation:
    Approved in 10/2025 - not yet under implementation
  • Documents:
    Request form ICH-04: English|French
    Budget and timetable: English|French

The Bandoneon: sound of Tango

Benefitting country(ies): Uruguay

Implemented by the Cienarte Foundation in cooperation with the Interministerial Commission for the Support of Tango and Candombe, this thirty-month project aimed at safeguarding the traditional sound of tango produced by the bandoneon, its emblematic instrument. The bandoneon is an essential part of tango (a binational nomination between Argentina and Uruguay, inscribed on the Representative List of the 2003 Convention in

News and activities:

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 99,764 granted in 2020
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/04/2020 - 25/10/2023
  • Documents:
    Request form ICH-04: English|French
    Budget and timetable: English|French
    Progress report 2022: English
    Progress report 2021: English
    Final report: English

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

Benefitting country(ies): Uruguay

With the objective of strengthening the practice of Candombe not only in Montevideo but also in other provinces of Uruguay by promoting its transmission to younger generations and reinforcing the safeguarding capacities of local associations of practitioners, the project started in September 2013. This late start is due to a one-year process of project development aiming to ensure greater sustainability of

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 186,875 granted in 2012
  • Dates of implementation:
    02/09/2013 - 31/08/2015

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

Benefitting country(ies): Argentina Paraguay Uruguay

The present project was among the first of its kind to be implemented in Latin America. It aimed at assisting Argentina as a priority and also Paraguay and Uruguay, in safeguarding their intangible cultural heritage by acquiring broad and solid knowledge of the 2003 Convention and its mechanism. Workshops on the implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible C

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  • Project budget:
    US$ 200,000
  • Source:
    Japan Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/06/2012 - 01/02/2014
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