Fado is Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity!
Portugal in photos - The Portuguese guitar by aportugueselove Fado Portuguese traditional music was declared today Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 6th meeting of the International Committee of UNESCO held in Bali, Indonesia! These were the Criteria and timetable of inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity . Do you know what intangible heritage means? The following is the text of the Commitee Decision: Decision 6.COM 13.39 The Committee (…) decides that [this element] satisfies the criteria for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, as follows: R.1: A musical and lyrical expression of great versatility, Fado strengthens the feeling of belonging and identity within the community of Lisbon, and its leading practitioners continue to transmit the repertory and practices to younger performers; R.2: Inscription of Fado on Repre...