DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican permanent delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) received the official certificate that Dominican “bachata” music and dance is inscribed in its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List. The ceremony was carried out partially in person in Paris and partially via a Zoom conference. Dominican ambassador before the UNESCO, Jose Antonio Rodríguez received the certificate. Participating were Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado, UNESCO officials and many friends of the recently deceased brilliant exponent of the music, Victor Victor (José Victor Rojas), who has top credits for recreating the genre and enriched it and making it international.

During the ceremony, Ernesto Ottone, a deputy director general of UNESCO for Culture, noted the very special occasion. He praised the singer and...