Overview
- UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee announced the inscription during its 20th session in New Delhi on Thursday.
- Switzerland’s culture ministry described yodelling as the emblematic song of the country, stressing its deep roots in the population.
- The Swiss Culture Office said it will intensify youth training, formal instruction, documentation and research to safeguard the tradition.
- UNESCO notes performances by soloists, small groups or choirs, often in traditional dress, using a vocal technique that alternates chest and head voice.
- The community counts roughly 12,000 practitioners in about 700 to 780 groups, and Switzerland sought the listing independently despite the practice also existing in Austria and Germany.