Cante Alentejano | |
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![]() A traditional group of Cante Alentejano | |
Stylistic origins | Portuguese music |
Typical instruments | Human voice |
Local scenes | |
Alentejo |
Cante Alentejano, polyphonic singing from Alentejo, southern Portugal | |
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Country | Portugal |
Domains | Performing arts |
Reference | 01007 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 2014 (9th session) |
List | Representative |
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.