Nongak, traditional Korean music performed by farmers, and North Korean versions of the traditional Korean folk song “Arirang” are most likely to be added to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, the government said Wednesday.
The body that deliberates on new additions has categorized South Korea’s “Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals” and six North Korean variations of “Arirang” as recommended for inscription, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration.
The final decision is due in December, when the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meets at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Nov. 24-28. (Yonhap)
