piratediver said:UNESCO has drawn more criticism for its second convention, which focuses not on place, but on traditions. The Intangible Cultural Heritage list has been adding what are called “elements” only since 2008. So far, 139 countries have signed the convention, but not the United States. As Mr. Addison said, “Even the word ‘intangible’ is hard for average people to get their heads around.”
One of the latest inclusions on this list was Fado - a Portuguese way of singing, mainly from Lisbon and Coimbra, with the Portuguese guitar on the background.
Here's a nice example on how Fado can coexist nowaday - with singer Carminho singing the Beatles together with the Gothic Metal band Moonspell..
http://videos.sapo.tl/1DI9klo9UTDzsOALyv0K