The Swiss government is looking for a shout-out from the U.N. cultural agency to include yodeling on its list of intangible cultural heritage. Promoters insist the yodeling of yore is too stereotyped and the tradition is far more than mountain cries by falsetto-crying male herders in suspenders on verdant Alpine pastures. Yodeling has now become a popular form of singing and more women are taking it up. Yodeling is among dozens of nominees of arts, craftsmanship, rituals, knowledge and tradition being considered at a UNESCO committee meeting on intangible cultural heritage in New Delhi next month.
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