Shout-out for yodeling? Swiss seek recognition from U.N. cultural agency as tradition turns modern - Japan Today

Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, could soon reap a response — from faraway Paris. Switzerland's government is looking for a shout-out from U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, based in the…