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From ICH in need for Urgent Safeguarding, UNESCO, 2009



The Cantu in paghjella: a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica France

The Cantu in paghjella is the traditional unaccompanied chant of Corsican men. Sung in a variety of languages including Corsican, Sardinian, Latin and Greek, it has a distinctive harmonic process characterized by three overlapping vocal registers. Each chant commences with the principle voice, a segonda, that defines the pitch and carries the melody. The second, lower voice, ubass, enters next and is followed by the highest, a terza. The voices shift scales continuously, with practitioners employing personalized forms of a riccucata ornament, a melodious inflexion that allows the other voices to enter into the chant. Each interpretation is known as a versu, with various versi being linked to specific places or families of cantors. Singers conform to a precise behavioural code: in place of metronomes or sheet music, for instance, the eye, ear and mouth function in close coordination. Singers chant in a circle – the shape most conducive to harmonies.


Ca trù singingViet Nam

Ca trù is a sophisticated form of sung poetry found in the villages and urban areas of fourteen provinces and cities in the north of Viet Nam, as well as in Hô Chí Minh city in the south. It emerged in the fifteenth century, and was originally performed as an accompaniment to worship (hát thò). With time, highly skilful performances were also given at the royal palace on ceremonial occasions (chúc hô), competitions were held (hát thi), and the art became a form of upper and middle class entertainment (hát choi). Ca trù groups are made up of three performers. The female singer employs a high register and aunique form of ornamentation known as nay hat. She guides herself on phách wooden or bamboo clappers, while two other musicians play the đàn đáythree-stringed lute and the trông châpraise drum. The drummer uses particular drum patterns to express his appreciation or criticism of the performance. Ca trù has fifty-six different musical forms or melodies, each of which is known as thê cách . Some Ca trù performances also include hát cua đình singing in communal houses accompanied by different forms of dances such as bo bô, tú linh, and bài bông , although this has declined with the loss of communal houses

Upcoming events

  1. 02 September 2014 - Apia, Samoa , Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
  2. 15 September 2014 - Paris, France , International Symposium on “Judaeo-Spanish paths and Mediterranean Heritage”
  3. 22 September 2014 to 03 October 2014 - Paris, France ,Festival of Mediterranean Cultures
  4. 06.10.2014 09:00 - 10.10.2014 , France UNESCO-Hamdan Prize giving ceremony: exhibition and concert
  5. 14.10.2014 09:00 - 16.10.2014 , Morocco Seminar on “Experiences of World Heritage in Africa”
  6. 27.10.2014 08:00 - 27.10.2014, Worldwide World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

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