Friday, October 2, 2009

Tango named world cultural heritage by the UN

Excerpted from AFP:

"Argentina and Uruguay, which have long fought over who invented the tango, buried their differences to earn UNESCO's recognition of the dance and its music as a world cultural treasure.
The United Nations cultural organization granted the sultry tango dance steps "intangible cultural heritage" status during a meeting of 400 experts in Abu Dhabi."

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