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United Nations Adds Reggae To Its ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ List
The Jamaican-born genre joins other cultural traditions on the list including the merengue and yoga.
UNESCO has added reggae music to its list of global cultural treasures, deeming it worthy of protection and promotion.
The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity recognizes important practices and art forms that make up a culture’s heritage and as such deserve protection. Reggae joins other cultural traditions on the list like the merengue and yoga.
UNESCO praised the Jamaican-born genre, popularized by artists like Bob Marley and Toots and the Maytals, on its site Thursday. It said reggae’s contribution to the global discussions on injustice, resistance, love and humanity “underscores the dynamics of the element as being at once cerebral, socio-political, sensual and spiritual.”
Aside from reggae’s continuing popularity around the world, its sound has also influenced other popular music styles like dancehall, reggaeton and hip-hop.
Source:
https://www.newsy.com/stories/the-un-adds-reggae-to-intangible-cultural-heritage-list/
https://www.newsy.com/stories/the-un-adds-reggae-to-intangible-cultural-heritage-list/
- Author:
- UNESCO
- Publisher:
- UNESCO
- Publication Date:
- 28 November 2018
- Tags:
- Africa, Arts, Culture and Entertainment
UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity – 2018
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01398
Description:
Having originated within a cultural space home to marginalised groups, mainly in Western Kingston, the Reggae Music of Jamaica is an amalgam of musical influences, including earlier Jamaican forms as well as Caribbean, North American and Latin strains. Its basic functions – as a vehicle for social commentary, a cathartic experience, and a means of praising God – remain unchanged, and the music continues to act as a voice for all. Students are taught how to play it from an early age, and festivals and concerts are central to ensuring its viability (…)
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