International Council for Traditional Music

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International Council for Traditional Music
AbbreviationICTM
Formation22 September 1947
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
President
Svanibor Pettan
Parent organization
UNESCO
Websitewww.ictmusic.org

The International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) is a scholarly non-governmental organization which focuses on the study, practice, documentation, preservation, and dissemination of traditional music and dance of all countries. Founded in London on September 22, 1947, it publishes the Yearbook for Traditional Music once a year and the Bulletin of the ICTM[1] three times a year. The organization was previously known as The International Folk Music Council (IFMC). In 1949, it helped found the UNESCO International Music Council and remains a non-governmental organization in formal consultative relations with UNESCO.

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Bulletin of the ICTM | International Council for Traditional Music". www.ictmusic.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ^ "Home | International Council for Traditional Music". ictmusic.org. Retrieved 2023-07-15.