Abstract:
The 46th World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM – http://ictmusic.org/) took place on the premises of the Faculdade de Direito in Lisbon on July 21-27, 2022. This international scientific organization was founded in 1947 in London with the aim to support the study, practice, documentation, preservation, and dissemination of traditional music and dance in all countries. The organization regularly organizes conferences, colloquia, and symposia focusing on global or specific study topics. It publishes the Yearbook for Traditional Music every year with essays, articles, and research reports on the music and dance of various cultures around the world. Three times a year, it brings news from the world of traditional music and dance, a schedule of upcoming events, reports from ICTM Study Groups and National and Regional ICTM Representatives in The Bulletin of the ICTM, which is freely available electronically.