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Germany adds Berlin’s techno scene to Unesco cultural heritage list
Designed to preserve and assist cultural traditions, the list recognised techno scene’s contribution to Berlin’s cultural identity
Lutz Leichsenring, an executive member of Clubcommission’s board, told the German broadcaster DW: “The decision will help us ensure that club culture is recognised as a valuable sector worthy of protection and support.” The recent recognition of Jamaican reggae and India’s huge Kumbh Mela festival, however, prompted techno community leaders in Berlin to campaign for their scene to be included. In 2021 he told the Observer: “In other cities, people wouldn’t accept music that’s really hard or weird and full of synthesisers and really brutal, distorted drum machines.
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