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 May 2023, the International Council for Traditional Music is officially represented in the following 130 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

Reuben Brown

Australia & New Zealand

Reuben Jay Brown, Chair of Regional Committee

Sarah Weiss

Austria

Sarah Weiss, Chair of National Committee

Sanubar Baghirova

Azerbaijan

Sanubar Baghirova, Liaison Officer

Noor Al Qassim

Bahrain

Noor Al Qassim, 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

Tamara Karača-Beljak

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tamara Karača-Beljak, Chair of National Committee

Pedro Fernando Acosta da Rosa

Brazil

Pedro Fernando Acosta da Rosa, Chair of National Committee

Lozanka Peycheva

Bulgaria

Lozanka Peycheva, Chair of National Committee

Justin Baransananikiye

Burundi

Justin Baransananikiye, Liaison Officer

Sam-Ang Sam

Cambodia

Sam-Ang Sam, Liaison Officer

Kisito Essele

Cameroon

Kisito Essele, Liaison Officer

Julia Byl

Canada

Julia Byl, 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

Martha Ellen Davis

Dominican Reupublic

Martha Ellen Davis, Liaison Officer

María Gabriela López Yánez

Ecuador

María Gabriela López Yánez, Liaison Officer

Hanan Aboulmagd

Egypt

Hanan Aboulmagd, Liaison Officer

Žanna Pärtlas

Estonia

Žanna Pärtlas, Liaison Officer

Cara Stacey

Eswatini

Cara Stacey, Liaison Officer

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

John Plemmenos

Greece

John Plemmenos, Chair of National Committee

Michael Clement

Guam & Northern Marianas

Michael Clement, Liaison Officer

Beatriz Herrera Corado

Guatemala

Beatriz Herrera Corado, 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

Adrian Scahill

Ireland

Adrian Scahill, Chair of National Committee

Moshe Morad

Israel

Moshe Morad, Chair of National Committee

Sergio Bonanzinga

Italy

Sergio Bonanzinga, Chair of National Committee

OSHIO Satomi

Japan

OSHIO Satomi, 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

Ali Mahdi

Kuwait

Ali Mahdi, Liaison Officer

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

Guilnard Moufarrej

Lebanon

Guilnard Moufarrej, Liaison Officer

Abdulmonam ben Hamed

Libya

Abdulmonam ben Hamed, 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

Mohamed Ikram

Maldives

Mohamed Ikram, Liaison Officer

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

Alessandra Ciucci

Morocco

Alessandra Ciucci, 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

Huib Schippers

Netherlands

Huib Schippers, Liaison Officer

Johannes Kranz

Nicaragua

Johannes Kranz, Liaison Officer

Christian Onyeji

Nigeria

Christian Onyeji, 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

Susana Sardo

Portugal

Susana Sardo, Chair of National Committee

Mareia Quintero Rivera

Puerto Rico

Mareia Quintero Rivera, Liaison Officer

Yassine Ayari

Qatar

Yassine Ayari, 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

Ioanida Costache, Liaison Officer

Olga Pashina

Russian Federation

Olga Pashina, Liaison Officer

Fadil Alturki

Saudi Arabia

Fadil Alturki, 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, Chair of National Committee

Mohammed Adam Sulaiman Abo-Albashar

Sudan

Mohammed Adam Sulaiman Abo-Albashar, Liaison Officer

Sverker Hyltén-Cavallius

Sweden

Sverker Hyltén-Cavallius, Chair of National Committee

Britta Sweers

Switzerland

Britta Sweers, Chair of National Committee

Mohamad Hamami

Syria

Mohamad Hamami, Liaison Officer

Ma Ming Hui

Taiwan

Ma Ming-Hui, Chair of Regional Committee

Tajikistan

Chorshanbe Goibnazarov, Liaison Officer

Pornprapit Phoasavadi

Thailand

Pornprapit Phoasavadi, Liaison Officer

Anas Ghrab

Tunisia

Anas Ghrab, Liaison Officer

Arzu Öztürkmen

Türkiye

Arzu Öztürkmen, Chair of National Committee

Jamilya Kurbanova

Turkmenistan

Jamilya Kurbanova, 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

Lea Hagmann

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Lea Hagmann, Chair of National Committee

Imani Sanga

United Republic of Tanzania

Imani Sanga, Liaison Officer

Tomie Hahn

United States of America

Tomie Hahn, 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