International Council for Traditional Music

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

World Network

The ICTM World Network is composed of individuals, called Liaison Officers, and representatives of organisations, called National and Regional Committees. They all act as links between the Council and the community of individuals and organizations involved with traditional music and dance in their country or region.

As of January 2021, the International Council for Traditional Music is officially represented in the following 122 countries or regions.

Mirwaiss Sidiqi

Afghanistan

Mirwaiss Sidiqi, Liaison Officer

Ardian Ahmedaja

Albania

Ardian Ahmedaja, Liaison Officer

Kuki Motumotu Tuiasosopo

American Samoa

Kuki Motumotu Tuiasosopo, Liaison Officer

Silvia Citro

Argentina

Silvia Citro, Liaison Officer

Tatevik Shakhkulyan

Armenia

Tatevik Shakhkulyan, Liaison Officer

Brigitta Scarfe

Australia & New Zealand

Brigitta Scarfe, Chair of Regional Committee

Hande Sağlam

Austria

Hande Sağlam, Chair of National Committee

Sanubar Baghirova

Azerbaijan

Sanubar Baghirova, Liaison Officer

Sayeem Rana

Bangladesh

Sayeem Rana, Liaison Officer

Galina Tavlai

Belarus

Galina Tavlai, Liaison Officer

Hélène Sechehaye

Belgium

Hélène Sechehaye, Chair of National Committee

Sonam Dorji

Bhutan

Sonam Dorji, Liaison Officer

María José Rivera

Bolivia

María José Rivera, Liaison Officer

Jasmina Talam

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jasmina Talam, Chair of National Committee

Marilia Raquel Albornoz Stein

Brazil

Marilia Raquel Albornoz Stein, Chair of National Committee

Lozanka Peycheva

Bulgaria

Lozanka Peycheva, Chair of National Committee

Song Seng

Cambodia

Song Seng, Liaison Officer

Kisito Essele

Cameroon

Kisito Essele, Liaison Officer

Judith Klassen

Canada

Judith Klassen, Chair of National Committee

Javier A. Silva-Zurita

Chile

Javier A. Silva-Zurita, Chair of National Committee

Qi Kun

China

Qi Kun, Chair of National Committee

Juan Sebastián Rojas

Colombia

Juan Sebastián Rojas, Liaison Officer

Sié Hien

Côte d'Ivoire

Sié Hien, Liaison Officer

Irena Miholić

Croatia

Irena Miholić, Chair of National Committee

Laura Delia Vilar Álvarez

Cuba

Laura Delia Vilar Álvarez, Liaison Officer

Nefen Michaelides

Cyprus

Nefen Michaelides, Liaison Officer

Zuzana Jurková

Czech Republic

Zuzana Jurková, Liaison Officer

Kiku Day

Denmark

Kiku Day, Liaison Officer

María Gabriela López Yánez

Ecuador

María Gabriela López Yánez, Liaison Officer

Žanna Pärtlas

Estonia

Žanna Pärtlas, Liaison Officer

Cara Stacey

Eswatini

Cara Stacey, Liaison Officer

In search of new representative

Ethiopia

New vacancy — In search of new representative

Elina Seye

Finland

Elina Seye, Chair of National Committee

Elina Djebbari

France

Elina Djebbari, Chair of National Committee

Teona Lomsadze

Georgia

Teona Lomsadze, Liaison Officer

Dorit Klebe

Germany

Dorit Klebe, Chair of National Committee

Daniel Avorgbedor

Ghana

Daniel Avorgbedor, Liaison Officer

Athena Katsanevaki

Greece

Athena Katsanevaki, Liaison Officer

Michael Clement

Guam & Northern Marianas

Michael Clement, Liaison Officer

Matthias Stöckli

Guatemala

Matthias Stöckli, Liaison Officer

Gerdès Fleurant

Haiti

Gerdès Fleurant, Liaison Officer

Lipták Dániel

Hungary

Dániel Lipták, Chair of National Committee

Þorbjörg Daphne Hall

Iceland

Þorbjörg Daphne Hall, Liaison Officer

Urmimala Sarkar Munsi

India

Urmimala Sarkar Munsi, Liaison Officer

Made Mantle Hood

Indonesia

Made Mantle Hood, Liaison Officer

Mohammad Reza Azadehfar

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Mohammad Reza Azadehfar, Liaison Officer

Farah Zahra

Iraq

Farah Zahra, Liaison Officer

Helen Lawlor

Ireland

Helen Lawlor, Chair of National Committee

Moshe Morad

Israel

Moshe Morad, Chair of National Committee

Domenico Staiti

Italy

Domenico Staiti, Chair of National Committee

FUKUOKA Shota

Japan

Fukuoka Shota, Chair of National Committee

Fadi Al-Ghawanmeh

Jordan

Fadi Al-Ghawanmeh, Liaison Officer

Zakiya Sapenova

Kazakhstan

Zakiya Sapenova, Liaison Officer

Charles Nyakiti Orawo

Kenya

Charles Nyakiti Orawo, Liaison Officer

Kuwait

Recent vacancy — In search of new representative

Kanykei Mukhtarova

Kyrgyzstan

Kanykei Mukhtarova, Liaison Officer

Bountheng Souksavatd

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Bountheng Souksavatd, Liaison Officer

Anda Beitāne

Latvia

Anda Beitāne, Liaison Officer

Rimantas Sliužinskas

Lithuania

Rimantas Sliužinskas, Chair of National Committee

Victor Randrianary

Madagascar

Victor Randrianary, Liaison Officer

Tan Sooi Beng

Malaysia

Tan Sooi Beng, Chair of National Committee

Philip Ciantar

Malta

Philip Ciantar, Liaison Officer

Miguel Olmos Aguilera

Mexico

Miguel Olmos Aguilera, Liaison Officer

Augustine C. Kohler

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Augustine C. Kohler, Liaison Officer

Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar

Mongolia

Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar, Liaison Officer

Zlata Marjanović

Montenegro

Zlata Marjanović, Liaison Officer

Lhoussain Simour

Morocco

Lhoussain Simour, Liaison Officer

Marílio Wane

Mozambique

Marílio Wane, Liaison Officer

Ne Myo Aung

Myanmar

Ne Myo Aung, Liaison Officer

Ram Prasad Kadel

Nepal

Ram Prasad Kadel, Liaison Officer

Evert Bisschop Boele

Netherlands

Evert Bisschop Boele, Liaison Officer

Johannes Kranz

Nicaragua

Johannes Kranz, Liaison Officer

Austin 'Maro Emielu

Nigeria

Austin 'Maro Emielu, Liaison Officer

Velika Stojkova Serafimovska

North Macedonia

Velika Stojkova Serafimovska, Chair of National Committee

Bjørn Aksdal

Norway

Bjørn Aksdal, Chair of National Committee

Nasser al-Taee

Oman

Nasser al-Taee, Liaison Officer

Shumaila Hemani

Pakistan

Shumaila Hemani, Liaison Officer

Meked Besebes

Palau

Meked Besebes, Liaison Officer

Naomi Faik-Simet

Papua New Guinea

Naomi Faik-Simet, Liaison Officer

Pablo Molina

Peru

Pablo Molina, Liaison Officer

José Buenconsejo

Philippines

José Buenconsejo, Liaison Officer

Ewa Dahlig-Turek

Poland

Ewa Dahlig-Turek, Chair of National Committee

Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco

Portugal

Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, Chair of National Committee

Mareia Quintero Rivera

Puerto Rico

Mareia Quintero Rivera, Liaison Officer

Sheen Dae-Cheol

Republic of Korea

Sheen Dae-Cheol, Chair of National Committee

Diana Bunea

Republic of Moldova

Diana Bunea, Liaison Officer

Romania

New vacancy — In search of new representative

Olga Pashina

Russian Federation

Olga Pashina, Liaison Officer

Danka Lajicć-Mihajlović

Serbia

Danka Lajić-Mihajlović, Chair of National Committee

Joseph Peters

Singapore

Joseph Peters, Liaison Officer

Bernard Garaj

Slovakia

Bernard Garaj, Chair of National Committee

Mojca Kovačič

Slovenia

Mojca Kovačič, Chair of National Committee

Irene Karongo Hundleby

Solomon Islands

Irene Karongo Hundleby, Liaison Officer

Alvin Petersen

South Africa

Alvin Petersen, Liaison Officer

Francisco José García Gallardo

Spain

Francisco José García Gallardo, Chair of National Committee

Lasanthi Manaranjanie Kalinga Dona

Sri Lanka

Lasanthi Manaranjanie Kalinga Dona, Liaison Officer

Mohammed Adam Sulaiman Abo-Albashar

Sudan

Mohammed Adam Sulaiman Abo-Albashar, Liaison Officer

Sverker Hyltén-Cavallius

Sweden

Sverker Hyltén-Cavallius, Chair of National Committee

Marcello Sorce Keller

Switzerland

Marcello Sorce Keller, Chair of National Committee

Lee Schu-Chi

Taiwan

Lee Schu-Chi, Chair of Regional Committee

Faroghat Azizi

Tajikistan

Faroghat Azizi, Liaison Officer

Pornprapit Phoasavadi

Thailand

Pornprapit Phoasavadi, Liaison Officer

Adrienne L. Kaeppler

Tonga

Adrienne L Kaeppler, Liaison Officer

Anas Ghrab

Tunisia

Anas Ghrab, Liaison Officer

Arzu Öztürkmen

Turkey

Arzu Öztürkmen, Chair of National Committee

Shakhym Gullyev

Turkmenistan

Shakhym Gullyev, Liaison Officer

Nicholas Ssempijja

Uganda

Nicholas Ssempijja, Liaison Officer

Olha Kolomyyets

Ukraine

Olha Kolomyyets, Liaison Officer

Aisha Bilkhair

United Arab Emirates

Aisha Bilkhair, Liaison Officer

Shzr Ee Tan

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Shzr Ee Tan, Chair of National Committee

Imani Sanga

United Republic of Tanzania

Imani Sanga, Liaison Officer

Gregory Barz

United States of America

Gregory Barz, Chair of National Committee

Marita Fornaro

Uruguay

Marita Fornaro, Liaison Officer

Alexander Djumaev

Uzbekistan

Alexander Djumaev, Liaison Officer

Monika Stern

Vanuatu

Monika Stern, Liaison Officer

Katrin Lengwinat

Venezuela, Boliviarian Republic of

Katrin Lengwinat, Liaison Officer

Phạm Minh Hương

Viet Nam

Phạm Minh Hương, Chair of National Committee

Rafik al-Akuri

Yemen

Rafik al-Akuri, Liaison Officer

Kapambwe Lumbwe

Zambia

Kapambwe Lumbwe

Jerry Rutsate

Zimbabwe

Jerry Rutsate, Liaison Officer