Haiti
Compas
Compas, Haiti's vibrant méringue dance music born in 1955, fuses traditional rhythm with Latin jazz and electric instruments…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congolese rumba
A dance music genre born from the fusion of Bakongo rhythms and Cuban son, Congolese rumba captivates with…
Spain
Courtyards Festival of Córdoba
Córdoba's Courtyards Festival opens private aristocratic and residential patios to the public each May, celebrating Andalusian architecture…
Morocco
Couscous
Couscous—steamed semolina granules served with stew—is a cornerstone of Moroccan cuisine and now a UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage…
Portugal
Cowbell
In Lisbon, artisans preserve the hand-craft of making cowbells—small percussive instruments that allow herders to locate grazing livestock…
Hungary
Csárdás
A spirited Hungarian folk dance born in roadside taverns, csárdás moves across the Danube region with rhythmic joy…
Cuba
Cuban son
Cuban son is a syncretic music and dance born in late-19th-century eastern Cuba, blending Spanish vocals and guitar…
Colombia
Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio
The first free African town in the Americas sustains a living cultural world of Palenquero language, music, ceremony,…
Russia
Cultural space of the Semeiskie
The Semeiskie are an Orthodox Old Believer community in Russia's Transbaikal whose sacred rites, songs, and oral traditions…
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