International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

World Network

The ICTMD 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 2024, the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance is officially represented in the following 129 countries or regions.

Mirwaiss Sidiqi

Afghanistan

Mirwaiss Sidiqi, Liaison Officer

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Ardian Ahmedaja

Albania

Ardian Ahmedaja, Liaison Officer

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Salim Dada

Algeria

Salim Dada, Liaison Officer

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Adriana Cerletti

Argentina

Adriana Cerletti, Liaison Officer

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Tatevik Shakhkulyan

Armenia

Tatevik Shakhkulyan, Liaison Officer

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Australia

New vacancy — In search of new representative

Sarah Weiss

Austria

Sarah Weiss, Chair of National Committee

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Sanubar Baghirova

Azerbaijan

Sanubar Baghirova, Liaison Officer

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Noor Al Qassim

Bahrain

Noor Al Qassim, Liaison Officer

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Sayeem Rana

Bangladesh

Sayeem Rana, Liaison Officer

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Anastasiya Niakrasava

Belarus

Anastasiya Niakrasava, Liaison Officer

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Hélène Sechehaye

Belgium

Hélène Sechehaye, Chair of National Committee

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Sonam Dorji

Bhutan

Sonam Dorji, Liaison Officer

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María Peredo Guzmán

Bolivia

María Peredo Guzmán, Liaison Officer

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Tamara Karača-Beljak

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tamara Karača-Beljak, Chair of National Committee

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Pedro Fernando Acosta da Rosa

Brazil

Pedro Fernando Acosta da Rosa, Chair of National Committee

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Lozanka Peycheva

Bulgaria

Lozanka Peycheva, Chair of National Committee

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Justin Baransananikiye

Burundi

Justin Baransananikiye, Liaison Officer

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Sam-Ang Sam

Cambodia

Sam-Ang Sam, Liaison Officer

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Kisito Essele

Cameroon

Kisito Essele, Liaison Officer

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Julia Byl

Canada

Julia Byl, Chair of National Committee

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Ignacio Soto Silva

Chile

Ignacio Soto Silva, Chair of National Committee

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Qi Kun

China

Qi Kun, Chair of National Committee

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Juan Sebastián Rojas

Colombia

Juan Sebastián Rojas, Liaison Officer

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María José Bejarano Salazar

Costa Rica

María José Bejarano Salazar, Liaison Officer

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Bassirima Koné

Côte d'Ivoire

Bassirima Koné, Liaison Officer

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Irena Miholić

Croatia

Irena Miholić, Chair of National Committee

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Cuba

New vacancy — In search of new representative

Nefen Michaelides

Cyprus

Nefen Michaelides, Liaison Officer

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Zuzana Jurková

Czech Republic

Zuzana Jurková, Liaison Officer

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Kiku Day

Denmark

Kiku Day, Liaison Officer

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Martha Ellen Davis

Dominican Reupublic

Martha Ellen Davis, Liaison Officer

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Jorge Washington Llumiquinga Legña

Ecuador

Jorge Washington Llumiquinga Legña, Liaison Officer

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Hanan Aboulmagd

Egypt

Hanan Aboulmagd, Liaison Officer

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Žanna Pärtlas

Estonia

Žanna Pärtlas, Liaison Officer

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Cara Stacey

Eswatini

Cara Stacey, Liaison Officer

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Elina Seye

Finland

Elina Seye, Chair of National Committee

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Elina Djebbari

France

Elina Djebbari, Chair of National Committee

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Saihou Kanuteh

The Gambia

Saihou Kanuteh, Liaison Officer

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Teona Lomsadze

Georgia

Teona Lomsadze, Liaison Officer

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Dorit Klebe

Germany

Dorit Klebe, Chair of National Committee

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Daniel Avorgbedor

Ghana

Daniel Avorgbedor, Liaison Officer

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John Plemmenos

Greece

John Plemmenos, Chair of National Committee

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Beatriz Herrera Corado

Guatemala

Beatriz Herrera Corado, Liaison Officer

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Aboubacar Sidiki Conde

Guinea

Aboubacar Sidiki Conde, Liaison Officer

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Gerdès Fleurant

Haiti

Gerdès Fleurant, Liaison Officer

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Lipták Dániel

Hungary

Dániel Lipták, Chair of National Committee

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Þorbjörg Daphne Hall

Iceland

Þorbjörg Daphne Hall, Liaison Officer

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Urmimala Sarkar Munsi

India

Urmimala Sarkar Munsi, Liaison Officer

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Wayan Sudirana

Indonesia

Wayan Sudirana, Liaison Officer

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Mohammad Reza Azadehfar

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Mohammad Reza Azadehfar, Liaison Officer

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Farah Zahra

Iraq

Farah Zahra, Liaison Officer

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Ann-Marie Hanlon

Ireland

Ann-Marie Hanlon, Chair of National Committee

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Moshe Morad

Israel

Moshe Morad, Chair of National Committee

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Sergio Bonanzinga

Italy

Sergio Bonanzinga, Chair of National Committee

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OSHIO Satomi

Japan

OSHIO Satomi, Chair of National Committee

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Fadi Al-Ghawanmeh

Jordan

Fadi Al-Ghawanmeh, Liaison Officer

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Zakiya Sapenova

Kazakhstan

Zakiya Sapenova, Liaison Officer

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Aggrey Nganyi Wetaba

Kenya

Aggrey Nganyi Wetaba, Liaison Officer

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Ali Mahdi

Kuwait

Ali Mahdi, Liaison Officer

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Kanykei Mukhtarova

Kyrgyzstan

Kanykei Mukhtarova, Liaison Officer

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Anda Beitāne

Latvia

Anda Beitāne, Liaison Officer

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Guilnard Moufarrej

Lebanon

Guilnard Moufarrej, Liaison Officer

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Abdulmonam ben Hamed

Libya

Abdulmonam ben Hamed, Liaison Officer

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Rimantas Sliužinskas

Lithuania

Rimantas Sliužinskas, Chair of National Committee

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Francis Veriza

Madagascar

Francis Veriza, Liaison Officer

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Tan Sooi Beng

Malaysia

Tan Sooi Beng, Chair of National Committee

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Mohamed Ikram

Maldives

Mohamed Ikram, Liaison Officer

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Daouda Dao

Mali

Daouda Dao, Liaison Officer

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Philip Ciantar

Malta

Philip Ciantar, Liaison Officer

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Miguel Olmos Aguilera

Mexico

Miguel Olmos Aguilera, Liaison Officer

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Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar

Mongolia

Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar, Liaison Officer

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Melita Malezić

Montenegro

Melita Malezić, Liaison Officer

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Alessandra Ciucci

Morocco

Alessandra Ciucci, Liaison Officer

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Marílio Wane

Mozambique

Marílio Wane, Liaison Officer

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Ne Myo Aung

Myanmar

Ne Myo Aung, Liaison Officer

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Ram Prasad Kadel

Nepal

Ram Prasad Kadel, Liaison Officer

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Huib Schippers

Netherlands

Huib Schippers, Liaison Officer

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Meri Haami

New Zealand

Meri Haami, Interim Chair of National-Committee-in-the-Making

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Christian Onyeji

Nigeria

Christian Onyeji, Liaison Officer

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Velika Stojkova Serafimovska

North Macedonia

Velika Stojkova Serafimovska, Chair of National Committee

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Jon Hjellum Brodal

Norway

Jon Hjellum Brodal, Chair of National Committee

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Oman

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Shumaila Hemani

Pakistan

Shumaila Hemani, Liaison Officer

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Said Murad

Palestine

Said Murad, Liaison Officer

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Naomi Faik-Simet

Papua New Guinea

Naomi Faik-Simet, Liaison Officer

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Juan felipe Miranda Medina

Peru

Juan Felipe Miranda Medina, Liaison Officer

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José Buenconsejo

Philippines

José Buenconsejo, Liaison Officer

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Tomasz Nowak

Poland

Tomasz Nowak, Chair of National Committee

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Susana Sardo

Portugal

Susana Sardo, Chair of National Committee

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Mareia Quintero Rivera

Puerto Rico

Mareia Quintero Rivera, Liaison Officer

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Yassine Ayari

Qatar

Yassine Ayari, Liaison Officer

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Sheen Dae-Cheol

Republic of Korea

Sheen Dae-Cheol, Chair of National Committee

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Diana Bunea

Republic of Moldova

Diana Bunea, Liaison Officer

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Romania

Ioanida Costache, Liaison Officer

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Olga Pashina

Russian Federation

Olga Pashina, Liaison Officer

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Fadil Alturki

Saudi Arabia

Fadil Alturki, Liaison Officer

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Danka Lajicć-Mihajlović

Serbia

Danka Lajić-Mihajlović, Chair of National Committee

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Lee Ming-yen

Singapore

Lee Ming-yen, Liaison Officer

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Jana Ambrózová

Slovakia

Jana Ambrózová, Chair of National Committee

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Mojca Kovačič

Slovenia

Mojca Kovačič, Chair of National Committee

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Irene Karongo Hundleby

Solomon Islands

Irene Karongo Hundleby, Liaison Officer

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Sylvia Bruinders

South Africa

Sylvia Bruinders, Liaison Officer

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Susana Moreno Fernández

Spain

Susana Moreno Fernández, Chair of National Committee

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Lasanthi Manaranjanie Kalinga Dona

Sri Lanka

Lasanthi Manaranjanie Kalinga Dona, Chair of National Committee

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Mohammed Adam Sulaiman Abo-Albashar

Sudan

Mohammed Adam Sulaiman Abo-Albashar, Liaison Officer

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Sverker Hyltén-Cavallius

Sweden

Sverker Hyltén-Cavallius, Chair of National Committee

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Britta Sweers

Switzerland

Britta Sweers, Chair of National Committee

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Mohamad Hamami

Syria

Mohamad Hamami, Liaison Officer

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Ma Ming Hui

Taiwan

Ma Ming-Hui, Chair of Regional Committee

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Tajikistan

Chorshanbe Goibnazarov, Liaison Officer

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Pornprapit Phoasavadi

Thailand

Pornprapit Phoasavadi, Liaison Officer

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Ala El Kahla

Tunisia

Ala El Kahla, Liaison Officer

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Arzu Öztürkmen

Türkiye

Arzu Öztürkmen, Chair of National Committee

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Jamilya Kurbanova

Turkmenistan

Jamilya Kurbanova, Liaison Officer

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Uganda

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Olha Kolomyyets

Ukraine

Olha Kolomyyets, Liaison Officer

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Aisha Bilkhair

United Arab Emirates

Aisha Bilkhair, Liaison Officer

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Lea Hagmann

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Lea Hagmann, Chair of National Committee

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Imani Sanga

United Republic of Tanzania

Imani Sanga, Liaison Officer

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Tomie Hahn

United States of America

Tomie Hahn, Chair of National Committee

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Marita Fornaro

Uruguay

Marita Fornaro, Liaison Officer

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Alexander Djumaev

Uzbekistan

Alexander Djumaev, Liaison Officer

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Monika Stern

Vanuatu

Monika Stern, Liaison Officer

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Katrin Lengwinat

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Katrin Lengwinat, Liaison Officer

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Phạm Minh Hương

Viet Nam

Phạm Minh Hương, Chair of National Committee

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Rafik al-Akuri

Yemen

Rafik al-Akuri, Liaison Officer

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Kapambwe Lumbwe

Zambia

Kapambwe Lumbwe, Liaison Officer

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Jerry Rutsate

Zimbabwe

Jerry Rutsate, Liaison Officer

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