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 August 2017, the International Council for Traditional Music is officially represented in 128 countries or regions.

Ahmad Naser Sarmast

Afghanistan

Ahmad Naser Sarmast, Liaison Officer

Ardian Ahmedaja

Albania

Ardian Ahmedaja, Liaison Officer

Maya Saidani

Algeria

Maya Saidani, Liaison Officer

Kuki Motumotu Tuiasosopo

American Samoa

Kuki Motumotu Tuiasosopo, Liaison Officer

Jomo Francisco Isabel de Carvalho

Angola

Jomo Francisco Isabel de Carvalho, Liaison Officer

Silvia Citro

Argentina

Silvia Citro, Liaison Officer

Tatevik Shakhkulyan

Armenia

Tatevik Shakhkulyan, Liaison Officer

Catherine Grant

Australia & New Zealand

Catherine Grant, Chair of Regional Committee

Bernd Brabec de Mori

Austria

Bernd Brabec de Mori, 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

Anne Caufriez

Belgium

Anne Caufriez, Liaison Officer

Kheng Sonam Dorji

Bhutan

Sonam Dorji, Liaison Officer

Jasmina Talam

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jasmina Talam, Chair of National Committee

Tomeletso Sereetsi

Botswana

Tomeletso Sereetsi , Liaison Officer

Suzel Ana Reily

Brazil

Suzel Ana Reily, 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

Cape Verde

Mário Lúcio de Sousa, Liaison Officer

Jacob Rekedal

Chile

Jacob Rekedal, Liaison Officer

Xiao Mei

China

Xiao Mei, Chair of National Committee

Ana María Ochoa

Colombia

Ana María Ochoa, Liaison Officer

Susan Campos Fonseca

Costa Rica

Susan Campos Fonseca, Liaison Officer

Sié Hien

Côte d'Ivoire

Sié Hien, Liaison Officer

Tvrtko Zebec

Croatia

Tvrtko Zebec, 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

Eva Fock

Denmark

Eva Fock, Chair of National Committee

María Gabriela López Yánez

Ecuador

María Gabriela López Yánez, Liaison Officer

Kristina Nelson

Egypt

Kristina Nelson, Liaison Officer

Žanna Pärtlas

Estonia

Žanna Pärtlas, Liaison Officer

Timkehet Teffera

Ethiopia

Timkehet Teffera, Liaison Officer

Antti-Ville Kärjä

Finland

Antti-Ville Kärjä, Chair of National Committee

Susanne Fürniss

France

Susanne Fürniss, 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

Irene Loutzaki

Greece

Irene Loutzaki, 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

János Sipos

Hungary

János Sipos, Chair of National Committee

Guðrún Ingimundardóttir

Iceland

Guðrún Ingimundardóttir, Liaison Officer

Shubha Chaudhuri

India

Shubha Chaudhuri, Chair of National Committee

Made Mantle Hood

Indonesia

Made Mantle Hood, Liaison Officer

Mohammad Reza Azadehfar

Iran

Mohammad Reza Azadehfar, Liaison Officer

Scheherazade Q. Hassan

Iraq

Scheherazade Q. Hassan, Liaison Officer

Lónan Ó Briain

Ireland

Lonán Ó Briain, Chair of National Committee

Essica Marks

Israel

Essica Marks, Liaison Officer

Serena Facci

Italy

Serena Facci, Chair of National Committee

ENDO Toru

Japan

Endō Tōru, Chair of National Committee

Saule Utegalieva

Kazakhstan

Saule Utegalieva, Liaison Officer

Charles Nyakiti Orawo

Kenya

Charles Nyakiti Orawo, Liaison Officer

Sheen Dae-Cheol

Republic of Korea

Sheen Dae-Cheol, Chair of National Committee

Lisa Urkevich

Kuwait

Lisa Urkevich, Liaison Officer

Munira Chudoba

Kyrgyzstan

Kanykei Mukhtarova, Liaison Officer

Bountheng Souksavatd

Laos

Bountheng Souksavatd, Liaison Officer

Anda Beitāne

Latvia

Anda Beitāne, Liaison Officer

Nidaa Abou Mrad

Lebanon

Nidaa Abou Mrad, Liaison Officer

Rimantas Sliužinskas

Lithuania

Rimantas Sliužinskas, Chair of National Committee

Velika Stojkova Serafimovska

Macedonia (FYROM)

Velika Stojkova Serafimovska, Chair of National Committee

Mireille Mialy Rakotomalala

Madagascar

Mireille Mialy Rakotomalala, Liaison Officer

Robert Chanunkha

Malawi

Robert Chanunkha, Liaison Officer

Clare Chan Suet Ching

Malaysia

Clare Chan Suet Ching, Liaison Officer

Philip Ciantar

Malta

Philip Ciantar, Liaison Officer

Carlos Ruiz Rodriguez

Mexico

Carlos Ruiz Rodriguez, Liaison Officer

Augustine C. Kohler

Federated States of Micronesia

Augustine C. Kohler, Liaison Officer

Diana Bunea

Moldova

Diana Bunea, 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

The Netherlands

Evert Bisschop Boele, Liaison Officer

Johannes Kranz

Nicaragua

Johannes Kranz, Liaison Officer

Austin 'Maro Emielu

Nigeria

Austin 'Maro Emielu, Liaison Officer

Bjørn Aksdal

Norway

Bjørn Aksdal, Chair of National Committee

Nasser Hamed 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

Constantin Secară

Romania

Constantin Secară, Liaison Officer

Olga Pashina

Russia

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

Cara Stacey

Swaziland

Cara Stacey, Liaison Officer

Ingrid Åkesson

Sweden

Ingrid Åkesson, Chair of National Committee

Marc-Antoine Camp

Switzerland

Marc-Antoine Camp, Chair of National Committee

Tsai Tsung-Te

Taiwan

Tsai Tsung-Te, Chair of Regional Committee

Faroghat Azizi

Tajikistan

Faroghat Azizi, Liaison Officer

Imani Sanga

Tanzania

Imani Sanga, Liaison Officer

Bussakorn Binson

Thailand

Bussakorn Binson, 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

James Isabirye

Uganda

James Isabirye, Chair of National Committee

Olha Kolomyyets

Ukraine

Olha Kolomyyets, Liaison Officer

Virginia L. Danielson

United Arab Emirates

Virginia L. Danielson, Liaison Officer

Keith Howard

United Kingdom

Keith Howard, Chair of National Committee

Anne Rasumussen

United States of America

Anne Rasmussen, 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

Katrin Lengwinat, Liaison Officer

Phạm Minh Hương

Vietnam

Phạm Minh Hương, Chair of National Committee

Jean Lambert

Yemen

Jean Lambert, Liaison Officer

Mwesa I. Mapoma

Zambia

Mwesa I. Mapoma, Liaison Officer

Jerry Rutsate

Zimbabwe

Jerry Rutsate, Liaison Officer