Originally established in 1948 under the name International Folk Music Council, this UNESCO-affiliated scholarly organisation functions to assist in the study, practice, documentation, preservation and dissemination of traditional music, including folk, popular, classical and urban music and dance of all countries. Amongst its many functions, it holds regular conferences, publishes a yearbook, organises festivals of traditional music and facilitates the exchange of information in various forms.
Between 2011 and 2017, the University of Ljubljana hosted the ICTM Secretariat. Since 2017, the council has been registered as a non-governmental organisation in the Republic of Slovenia.
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