Punto | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

Punto is the poetry and music of Cuban farmers, consisting of a tune or melody over which a person sings an improvised or learned stanza of ten octameter verse lines, with a rhyming scheme. There are two main variants of Punto: punto libre, a tune of free metre; and punto fijo, which can be in key or crossed. Throughout history, the element has typically been practised in the countryside, though variants now exist throughout the rest of the population. Punto is an essential element of Cuban intangible cultural heritage open to all, which promotes dialogue and expresses the feelings, knowledge and values of the communities concerned. Knowledge and techniques related to the practice are transmitted from one generation to the next, with one key method of transmission being based on imitation. A teaching programme is also organized in Houses of Culture across the country, involving...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Cuba
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Cuba
Countries: Cuba

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Land, Sea, Sky and Ecology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

Imported from UNESCO DataHub dataset ich001. Field-level provenance is retained in the record metadata.

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ListsDataset

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
relationships: UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

uuid9fd02a01-747e-4484-901a-4f814561f2fe

ich_public_ref1297

inscription_year2017

title_enPunto

title_frLe punto

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesCU

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01297

concepts_primary_namesPlucked string instruments, Vocal music

concepts_secondary_namesImprovisation, Oral tradition, Orchestras, Percussion instruments, Performing arts, Poetry, Rural environment, Socio-cultural practices

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/11100-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyrightJuan Carlos Borjas. Grupo Guijarro. Consejo Nacional de Casas de Cultura, 2009

main_image_authorNot supplied

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Relationships

Plucked string instruments Vocal music Improvisation Oral tradition Orchestras Percussion instruments Performing arts Poetry Rural environment Socio-cultural practices UNESCO representative list

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