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Bećarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia

La pratique du chant et de la musique bećarac de Croatie orientale

Bećarac is a popular genre of music in eastern Croatia deeply rooted in the cultures of Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem. Communication among its performers is essential: lead singers interchange vocal lines, striving to out-sing one another while creating, emulating and combining decasyllabic verses and shaping the melody – all the while...

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Darangen epic of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao

L’épopée Darangen des Maranao du lac Lanao

The Darangen is an ancient epic song that encompasses a wealth of knowledge of the Maranao people who live in the Lake Lanao region of Mindanao. This southernmost island of the Philippine archipelago is the traditional homeland of the Maranao, one of the country’s three main Muslim groups. Comprising 17 cycles and a total of 72,000...

Southeast AsiaPhilippinesNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique

Le filete porteño à Buenos Aires, technique picturale traditionnelle

Filete porteño from Buenos Aires is a traditional painting technique used for ornamental design that combines brilliant colours with specific lettering styles. It can be seen as a form of decoration on urban buses and trucks and is also used for store signage and increasingly, home decoration. Images used relate back to the city’s...

Latin America and CaribbeanArgentinaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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