Macron Calls for French Electronic Music to Receive UNESCO Recognition

Image by Simon Dawson via Creative Commons French President Emmanuel Macron has voiced his ambition for the country’s electronic music scene to be recognised as part of UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Speaking in a recent interview on French radio, Macron referenced Berlin techno (which gained UNESCO status in 2024) as a precedent. “We’re going to do that too,” he said. “I love Germany — you know how pro-European I am. But we don’t have to take lessons from […]