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Page last updated at 07:12 GMT, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 08:12 UK

UN to protect Corsican singing

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Artistic and cultural traditions that are in danger of dying out will receive more UN protection.

It is part of a new programme by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO. The list includes a collective fishing rite in Mali, a Chinese regional textile technique and a polyphonic singing tradition in Corsica.

As Clare Lyons reports, Corsica's cantu in paghjella is at risk from tourism.

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