Reggae is named Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO! Check it out!

Organization highlights that musical genre contributed to reflection on issues such as "injustice, resistance, love and the human condition". Jamaican reggae, popularized by legendary musicians such as the unforgettable Bob Marley, was declared this Thursday Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. “Your contribution to international reflection on issues such as injustice, resistance, love and the human condition highlight the intellectual, sociopolitical, spiritual and sensual strength of this element of cultural heritage” - explained the organization in a statement. UNESCO announced the decision at its meeting in Port Luis (Mauritius), where this week it is examining several applications for its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO highlighted that reggae “preserves intact a whole series of basic social functions of music — a vehicle for social opinions, cathartic and religious practice — and continues to be a means of cultural expression for the entire Jamaican population.” The UN organization recalled that the musical genre emerged from an “amalgam of ancient Jamaican musical rhythms and others of very diverse origins: Caribbean, Latin American and North American”. At all levels of the country's educational system, he added, “the teaching of this music is present, from kindergarten to university”.