Brazil · Tradition
Frevo
A kinetic dance and musical tradition born in Recife's Carnival, where performers and orchestras move with explosive energy…
Function
Music
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South Korea · Tradition
Gagok lyric songs
Gagok is a refined Korean vocal art form in which singers perform lyric cycles to classical poetry accompanied…
Indonesia · Tradition
Gamelan
Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese peoples, featuring metallophones, drums, and vocals…
Belize · Tradition
Garifuna language, dance and music
The Garifuna people—an Afro-Indigenous community of the Caribbean—sustain their heritage through language, dance, and music across Central America,…
China · Tradition
Guqin and its music
A seven-string plucked instrument of profound subtlety, the guqin has been played for millennia by Chinese scholars as…
Serbia · Tradition
Gusle epic singing
A bowed single-stringed instrument paired with sung epic poetry, the gusle has transmitted heroic narratives across the Balkans…
Ireland · Tradition
Irish harping
Irish harping is the art of playing a wire-strung triangular harp, a practice rooted in Gaelic nobility that…
Venezuela · Tradition
Joropo
A centuries-old dance and musical genre fusing African, European, and indigenous influences, joropo defines Venezuelan identity and was…
Croatia · Tradition
Klapa multipart singing
Klapa is an a cappella vocal tradition from Dalmatia in which groups of singers create intricate harmonies celebrating…
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