Morna, musical practice of Cabo Verde | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

Morna, musical practice of Cabo Verde is a traditional Cape Verdean musical and choreographic practice with instrumental accompaniment that incorporates voice, music, poetry, and dance. Morna can be either sung or played only with instruments, mainly chordophones, including the guitar, violin, ten-string guitar, replaced with a cavaquinho in the twentieth century, and the ukulele. Several other instruments have now been introduced – such as the piano, percussion and bass – but the guitar remains the preferred instrument. The lyric poetry can be improvised, with topics including love, departure, separation, reunion, longing, the ocean and the motherland. While in the past the lyrics were also composed in Portuguese, nowadays it is mainly composed in Cape Verdean Creole. Bearers and practitioners of the element include instrument players, singers, poets, and composers, who perform,...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Cabo Verde
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Cabo Verde
Countries: Cabo Verde

How the System Works

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

Sources and Evidence

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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

uuidd1834414-335c-4abb-8209-dc13785e3d99

ich_public_ref1469

inscription_year2019

title_enMorna, musical practice of Cabo Verde

title_frLa morna, pratique musicale de Cabo Verde

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesCV

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01469

concepts_primary_namesInstrumental music, Poetry, Vocal music

concepts_secondary_namesBowed string instruments, Dance, Emotions, Family, Improvisation, Instrument making, Nonformal education, Plucked string instruments, Socio-cultural practices

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/12851-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enSr. Olímpio, violin player, and Manel Caloti, ten strings guitar, performing ancient mornas

main_image_copyrightAugusto Brázio and Ministry of Cultue and Creative Industries, Cabo Verde, 2018

main_image_authorNot supplied

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Relationships

Instrumental music Poetry Vocal music Bowed string instruments Dance Emotions Family Improvisation Instrument making Nonformal education Plucked string instruments UNESCO representative list

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