International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

Recordings by or in collaboration with IFMC/ICTM/ICTMD

The following listing attempts to include all recorded publications issued by or in conjunction with IFMC/ICTM/ICTMD. Items under each section are listed in chronological order or according to recording company number.  We realize that there are many inadequacies in this listing and probably many omissions, too. Help us improve it by sending corrections, additions, and images to the Secretariat.

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By IFMC/ICTM/ICTMD

Westminster WL 5334. World Festival of Folk Song and Folk Dance. 1954. LP of performances from the 2nd World Festival of Folk Song and Dance, held in conjunction with the 6th IFMC Conference in Biarritz, France, and Pamplona, Spain, in 1953.
Columbia KL [or SL]-217. Yugoslavia. 1955? Columbia World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, 14. Alan Lomax, ed. Recorded by Peter Kennedy. Texts and translations by Albert Lord. LP of performances at folk festival held in conjunction with 4th IFMC Conference in Opatija, Yugoslavia, in 1951. Re-released in an expanded edition on 2 CDs by Rounder 11661-1745-2 (2001).
Tangent TGM 129. Music of the Tatar People. 1978. Compiled by László Vikár. Produced for the UK Committee of the International Folk Music Council. LP.
Feld, Steven. 1988. “Aesthetics as Iconicity of Style, or, ‘Lift-Up-Over-Sounding’: Getting into the Kaluli Groove.” Yearbook for Traditional Music 20: 74–113. Cassette of musical examples  from article.

IFMC World Anthology of Folk Music series

Ocora OCR 45. Musique celtique Iles Hébrides / Gaelic Music from Scotland. 1968, reissued 1984 (Harmonia Mundi 57). LP.
Ocora OCR 46. Musiques populaires d’Indonesie / Folk Music from West Java. 1968. Recorded by Ernst Heins. Charles Duvelle, producer. LP.
Ocora OCR 48. Musique gouro de Côte d’Ivoire. 1968, reissued 1984? Recorded by Michel Vuylsteke, 1968–69. Charles Duvelle, producer. LP.
Ocora OCR 74. Musique de Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 1970, reissued 1994 (Ocora C 580049 with 17 minutes music added). Recorded by Hugo Zemp. Charles Duvelle, general editor. LP.
Ocora OCR 78. Musica folklorica de Venezuela / Vénézuéla musique folklorique. 1975?, reissued 1984. Recorded by Alvaro Fernaud, Isabel Aretz, and Luis Felipe Rámon y Rivera. Charles Duvelle, producer. LP.

UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music series on Smithsonian Folkways

UNES08063. Norway: Fiddle and Hardanger Fiddle Music from Agder. By Reidar Sevag. Orig. rel. in 1996 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08064. Folk Music of Cuba. By Victoria Eli Rodriguez. Orig. rel. in 1995 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08101. Love Songs. Orig. rel. in 1996 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08102. Lullabies and Children’s Songs. Orig. rel. in 1996 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08103. Ritual Chant and Music. Orig. rel. in 1996 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08104. Songs of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Voices. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08105. Musics of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Instruments. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08106. Symphony of Nature. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08265. Music Tradition of Malawi. By Michel Strumpf. Orig. rel. in 1996 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08266. Afghanistan: The Traditional Music of Herât. By John. Baily. Orig. rel. in 1996 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08267. India: Vicitra Vina; The Music of Pandit Lalmani Misra. By Laxmi Q. Tewari. Orig. rel. in 1996 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08268. Peru: Music of the Indigenous Communities of Cuzco. By Rafael Parejo. Orig. rel. in 1997 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08269. Uzbekistan: Music of Khorezm. By Theodore Levin and Otanazar Matyakoubov. Orig. rel. in 1996 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08271. Ireland. By Rionach Ui Ogain Rionach. Orig. rel. in 1997 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08272. Bali: Balinese Music of Lombok. By David Harnish. Orig. rel. in 1997 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08273. Yemen: Songs from Hadramawt. By Schéhérazade Q. Hassan. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08274. Vanuatu: The Music Tradition of West Futuna. By Allan Thomas. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08275. Madagascar: Land of the Betsimisaraka. By Alain Desjacques and Victor Randrianary. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08276. Croatia. By Svanibor Pettan. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08277. Australia: Music from the New England Tablelands of New South Wales, 1850–1900. By Fritz Freusler and Al Heeny. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08278. Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad; Music from the North Indian Tradition. By Laxmi G. Tewari. Orig. rel. in 1999 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08279. Nepal: Ritual and Entertainment. By Sophie Laurent. Orig. rel. in 1999 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08281. Myanmar: Music by the Hsaing Waing Orchestra; The Burmese Harp. By Jacques Brunet. Orig. rel. in 1998 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08282. Madagascar: Spirit Music from the Tamatave Region. By Ron Emoff. Orig. rel. in 2001 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08283. North India: Dhrupad Singing by Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar. By Laurence Bastit and S. K. Saxena. Orig. rel. in 2003 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08284. Afghanistan: Female Musicians of Herat. By Veronica Doubleday and John Baily. Orig. rel. in 2002 by Auvidis-UNESCO; re-released by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08305. Oman: Arabian Weddings. By Dieter Christensen. Rel. in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08306. Uzbekistan: Echoes of Vanished Courts. By Razia Sultanova. Rel. in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08307. Peru: Andean Music of Life, Work, and Celebration. By Raúl R. Romero et al. Rel. in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08308. Uzbekistan: Musical Traditions of the Karakalpaks. By Jean During. Rel. in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08310. Romania: Festive Music from the Maramures Region. By Speranţa Rădulescu. Rel. in 2014 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08311. South India: Ranganayaki Rajagopalan—Continuity in the Karaikudi Vina Style. By Richard Kent Wolf. Rel. in 2014 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08316. Fiji: Songs of Love and Homeland; String Band Music. By David Goldsworthy. Rel. in 2014 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08317. Portugal: Festas in Minho. By Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco. Rel. in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08318. Venezuela: Afro-Venezuelan Music, Volumes I and II. By Miguel Urbina et al. Rel. in 2014 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08319. Japan: Koishimaru Izutsuya: Master of the Kawachi Ondo Epics. By Takafumi Umezaki. Rel. in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08320. Afghanistan: Music during the Civil War (1979–2001). By Jan Van Belle. Rel. in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.
UNES08323. Portugal: Music and Dance from Madeira. By Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco. Rel. in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways. CD.

Traditional Music of the World / The World’s Musical Traditions series

Edited by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation, International Institute for Traditional Music, and ICTM. General Editor: Max Peter Baumann

vol. 1: Musicaphon BM 55 801. Viola Caipira. By Max Peter Baumann, Roberto Correa, and Tiago Oliveira Pinto. Rel. in 1989. CD.
vol. 2: Musicaphon BM 55 802. Folk Music of Uttar Pradesh. By Laxmi G. Tewari. Rel. in 1990. CD.
vol. 3: Musicaphon BM 55 803. Folk Music of Calabria, Italy. By Roberta Tucci. Rel. in 1991. CD.
vol. 4: Smithsonian Folkways 40430. Bunggridj-Bunggridj: Wangga Songs, Northern Australia; Alan Maralung with Peter Manaberu. By Allan Marett. Rel. in 1993. CD.
vol. 5: Smithsonian Folkways 40431. Bandoneon Pure: Dances of Uruguay; René Marino Rivero. By Tiago de Oliveira Pinto. Rel. in 1993. CD.
vol. 6: Smithsonian Folkways 40432. Song Creators in Eastern Turkey. By Ursula Reinhard and Volker Reinhard. Rel. in 1993. CD.
vol. 7: Smithsonian Folkways 40433. Ritual Music of the Kayapó-Xikrin, Brazil. By Max Peter Baumann. Rel. in 1995. CD.
vol. 8: Smithsonian Folkways 40440. Yoruba Drums from Benin, West Africa. By Marcos Branda-Lacerda. Rel. in 1996. CD.
vol. 9: Smithsonian Folkways 40435. Musical Traditions of Portugal. By Max Peter Baumann and Tiago de Oliveira Pinto. Rel. in 1995. CD.
vol. 10: Smithsonian Folkways 40436. Tabla Tarang: Melody on Drums; Kamalesh Maitra. By Walter Quintus. Rel. in 1996. CD.
vol. 11: Smithsonian Folkways 40437. Vocal Music in Crete. By Tullia Magrini. Rel. in 2000. CD.