Cante Alentejano

Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal
CountryPortugal
DomainsPerforming arts
Reference01007
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2014 (9th session)
ListRepresentative

Cante Alentejano is a Portuguese music genre based on vocal music without instrumentation from the Alentejo region. It was inscribed in 2014 in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,[1] one of two Portuguese music traditions, the other being Fado.[2] Its origins come from a similar popular music genre created in the region of Minde by campinos. It is said that the habit of singing without instruments was common in bull-herding as a means to coordinate efforts among the campinos.

  1. ^ "Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal". unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fado, urban popular song of Portugal". unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved November 3, 2015.