International Council for Traditional Music

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

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

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 Traditional Music acts as a bond among peoples of different cultures and thus contributes to the peace of humankind.

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The April 2023 issue of the Bulletin of the ICTM is available for download

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

Voting on Changing the Name of the Council

A vote on changing the name of the Council will take place during the 46th Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly of Members, which will be held at the 47th World Conference in Legon, Ghana, on Saturday, 15 July 2023 at 14:30.

Updates from the LAC of the 2023 World Conference in Legon, Ghana

As excitement and preparations towards the Ghana conference gather momentum, we would like to draw your attention to the following reminders.

The Yearbook for Traditional Music. Vol. 54 issue 2 (December 2022) has been published

The International Council for Traditional Music is pleased to announce the publication of Vol. 54 issue 2 (December 2022) of the Yearbook for Traditional Music.

Featured Event

47th ICTM World Conference

Start: Thursday, 13 July 2023
End: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Location: Legon, Ghana

Upcoming Events

2nd Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Global History of Music

Dates: Wednesday, 7 June 2023 to Friday, 9 June 2023
Location: Palermo, Italy

14th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Mediterranean Music Studies

Dates: Monday, 26 June 2023 to Friday, 30 June 2023
Location: Marseille, France

47th ICTM World Conference

Dates: Thursday, 13 July 2023 to Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Location: Legon, Ghana

3rd Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Audiovisual Ethnomusicology

Dates: Friday, 1 September 2023 to Sunday, 3 September 2023
Location: Cork, Ireland

7th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Multipart Music

Dates: Monday, 4 September 2023 to Friday, 8 September 2023
Location: Cremona, Italy

54th IASA Conference & 4th ICTM Forum: Collaborating to Preserve and Safeguard Audiovisual and Related Heritage

Dates: Monday, 11 September 2023 to Friday, 15 September 2023
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye + online

12th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Music and Minorities

Dates: Tuesday, 5 December 2023 to Friday, 8 December 2023
Location: Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

33rd Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Ethnochoreology

Dates: Saturday, 20 July 2024 to Sunday, 28 July 2024
Location: Borçka-Artvin, Türkiye

9th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Music and Dance in Southeastern Europe

Dates: Monday, 21 October 2024 to Sunday, 27 October 2024
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania