International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

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The International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance is a scholarly organization which aims to further the study, practice, documentation, preservation, and dissemination of music and dance of all countries. To these ends the Council organizes World Conferences, Symposia, Colloquia, and Fora, and publishes the journal Traditions of Music and Dance  (formerly Yearbook for Traditional Music) and the Bulletin of the ICTMD

As a non-governmental organization in formal consultative relations with UNESCO and by means of its wide international representation and the activities of its Study Groups, the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance acts as a bond among peoples of different cultures and thus contributes to the peace of humankind.

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In focus

Invitation to attend the 49th World Conference in Santiago, Chile

You are cordially invited to attend the 49th ICTMD World Conference that will be held in January 2027 at Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile.

Yearbook for Traditional Music Vol 56-1 (July 2024) published

The latest volume of the Yearbook for Traditional Music (Vol 56/01, July 2024) has now been published. Click "view" to access the Table of Contents.

The October 2024 issue of the Bulletin of the ICTMD is available for download

A new issue of the Bulletin of the ICTMD is available for download.

Upcoming Events

25th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Musical Instruments

Dates: Wednesday, 9 April 2025 to Saturday, 12 April 2025
Location: New York, USA

2nd Conference of the ICTMD Nordic-Baltic Network

Dates: Monday, 26 May 2025 to Friday, 30 May 2025
Location: Riga, Latvia

4th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Audiovisual Ethnomusicology

Dates: Wednesday, 16 July 2025 to Friday, 18 July 2025
Location: Shanghai, China

3rd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Global History of Music and Dance

Dates: Wednesday, 17 September 2025 to Monday, 22 September 2025
Location: Berlin, Germany

8th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Multipart Music

Dates: Sunday, 12 April 2026 to Friday, 17 April 2026
Location: Kuching, Malaysia