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BERLIN'S TECHNO MUSIC SCENE ADDED TO UNESCO CULTURAL HERITAGE LIST IN
'MILESTONE' FOR GENRE

Techno's popularity grew in Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall with
abandoned sites such as power plants and factories providing the setting for
clubbers to musically express their freedom.

Friday 15 March 2024 09:02, UK


Image: Berlin techno club Tresor. File pic: Agencja Fotograficzna Caro / Alamy
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Berlin's techno music culture has been added to UNESCO's cultural heritage list
in what has been described as "another milestone" for the genre.

The subculture was one of six new additions to the list, announced by the German
UNESCO Commission on Wednesday, which said it had been an "important sound" for
the capital for more than 30 years.



Charity, Rave The Planet, which led the campaign to get the culture recognised,
said: "Thanks to all cultural creators who shaped this #culture. This is a major
milestone & our joy is beyond words!"

Being on the list will make it easier for clubs to be maintained and artists to
overcome "hurdles imposed by legislature".

Access to government subsidies and charitable funding also becomes easier with
UNESCO status, the charity said.


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Berlin's Clubcommission, a network of techno club and event promoters, added:
"This another milestone for Berlin techno producers, artists, club operators and
event organisers.

"The decision will help us ensure that club culture is recognised as a valuable
sector worthy of protection and support."

The organisation thanked specific techno producers from Detroit in the US who
made a "significant contribution" to the creation and the spread of the culture.

Techno's popularity grew in Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall with
abandoned sites such as power plants and factories providing the setting for
clubbers to musically express their freedom.



Differing from DJ culture that emerged before the German UNESCO Commission said
the culture "became the soundtrack of the spirit of optimism after
reunification".


Image: Berlin's famous KitKat Club. Pic: Filip Singer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Today many people across Europe travel to the city to go to world-famous Berlin
techno clubs such as Tresor, Kater Blau, KitKat Club and Berghain - the
notoriously difficult nightclub where a security guard looks you up and down and
decides if you are allowed in or not.

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Other additions to the cultural list included mountaineering in Saxony -
specifically mountain huts and "boofen", a type of free camping used by climbers
- and the Finsterwald singing tradition, which developed from 1800s a cappella
singing.


Image: Techno parade organised by charity Rave the Planet in 2023. Pic: AP

"The new recordings show the entire spectrum of cultural life in Germany,"
Christoph Wulf, vice president of the German UNESCO Commission, said.

"Young culture is just as much a part of it as centuries-old crafts, urban
heritage as well as rural heritage.

"Tradition and change go hand in hand here. This diversity is what defines our
society. Our lived heritage creates community and brings people together every
day."


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