RIGA - The Baltic states' tradition of singing, which first hit the international spotlight as the Soviet Union began crumbling at the end of the 1980s, has been given international recognition by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.The acknowledgment came when the Paris-based body recently put Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania's traditional song and dance festivals on its list of masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity."This reflects the unique tradition of singing which the Baltic states were able to maintain, but which are not kept [to ...
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