FROM CLUB CULTURE TO CULTURAL HERITAGE: France Wants UNESCO Recognition for French Touch
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to nominate “French Touch” – the wave of house music that put France on the global club map in the ‘90s – for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.In an interview on Radio FG, Macron framed it as a cultural mission. After Berlin techno secured UNESCO recognition last year, France, he said,...

