Albania · Tradition
Albanian iso-polyphony
A vocal music tradition in which singers perform simultaneous, independent melodic lines—rooted in ancient lamentation and central to…
Function
Music
27 places
Azerbaijan · Building
Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall
A grand French Renaissance concert hall built in 1912 at the height of Baku's oil-boom era, designed by…
Croatia · Tradition
Bećarac
Bećarac is a humorous folk-song tradition from Slavonia, Croatia, where teasing and lascivious verses thrive at village celebrations…
Bulgaria · Tradition
Bistritsa Babi polyphony
An ensemble of elderly Bulgarian women preserve archaic three-part polyphony, ring dances, and springtime rituals of the Shopluk…
Uruguay · Tradition
Candombe
Candombe, the rhythmic music and dance tradition born from African heritage in Montevideo, pulses through February carnivals with…
Portugal · Tradition
Cante Alentejano
Cante Alentejano is a polyphonic vocal tradition from Portugal's Alentejo region, performed without instruments.
Belgium · Tradition
Carillon
In Mechelen and across the Low Countries, carillons—colossal bronze bell instruments weighing up to 91 metric tons—ring out…
Argentina · Tradition
Chamamé
A Corrientes folk music genre blending Guaraní, Spanish, and European traditions, Chamamé was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural…
Spain · Tradition
Chant of the Sybil on Majorca
A medieval Gregorian chant sung on Christmas Eve in Catalan churches, in which a solo voice delivers a…
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