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UNESCO summit meeting this week in Nairobi (Kenya) has just approved the appointment of flamenco as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a recognition that chose 47 candidates from different countries, and have also made the Mediterranean diet, singing of the Sibyl de Mallorca and 'castles' Catalans.
So it is transmitted to the mayor of La Union and president of the Foundation Cante de las Minas, Francisco Bernabé, the Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Assets of the Region of Murcia, Enrique Ujaldón, who has acted as an ambassador of the delegation Murcia in defense of flamenco.
The nomination of flamenco as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, presented in Seville last year in an event attended by the International Festival of Cante de las Minas, is the result of joint work between the Government of Spain through the Ministry of Culture, and communities of Andalusia, Murcia and Extremadura, through their Ministries of Culture.
The mayor of La Union and president of the Foundation Cante de las Minas, Francisco Bernabé, expressed his "great satisfaction at the realization of this application in which the Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas has been heavily involved, especially during the past edition, where the Union became the national headquarters of the same with the Golden Jubilee of the tournament. "
"Finally justice has been done," said Barnabas, for whom "is officially flamenco universal, consolidating a status that had been won in advance by critics and audiences."
Unionense The mayor added that "it is our most genuine art and cultural hallmark of Spain par excellence."
It is currently being processed through the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports in the Region of Murcia, the statement of the songs Mining and east as a Cultural Heritage character.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión
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