Professor, conductor, opera composer, headmaster of a cultural establishment, musical event organizer and animator - all accomplishments that attribute the life of Dušan Prašelj. With a deeply embedded "ča" into his being, fulfilled with passionate love towards his homeplace, folk, tradition and music, his whole life was dedicated to bringing local original musical values to the mainstream and the revival of the folkloreal tunes of his ancestors. On firm foundation of local folklore, Dušan Prašelj combined the musical values of both past and present, giving them a path towards future. His goals were defined by his teacher Ivan Matetić Ronjgov, a bard of Istrian music. Rising above cultural and personal expectations, Dušan Prašelj tirelessly put his ideas to paper and instrument, and enriched the local musical portfolio with numerous events, scientific musical symposiums, publisher work and promoting Istrian-Coastal melodies with a new generation of music, performances and presentations. Manifestations of high significance for his region and wider, such as Matetićevih dana, Mantinjade pul Ronjgi, Večer pul Matetićevega ognjišća, Proljeće u Ronjgima and Kanat pul Ronjgi would all have been impossible to advance without his work. His perseverance for promoting and giving credibility to two-part singing, "tanko" and "debelo" styles of singing gave way to placing the Istrian Scale on UNESCOs list of nonmaterial cultural goods in 2009.