Regional Music Councils
The Regional Councils are groups of the IMC, helping to develop a regional agenda and to carry out activities that respond to the needs, opportunities and aspirations of IMC members and partners within their region.
The vision of the African Music Council (AMC) is to serve an ideal of Man through active support for human creativity by participating in mutual knowledge, preservation, innovation and exchange between cultures in Africa and around the world.
The aim of the AMC is to affirm the central place of music in the lives of peoples, to support African creativity and the promotion of an art which is a witness to its identity and a factor in its integration; to ensure the effective contribution of art and creators in development strategies; to contribute to the integral formation of personality within society.
Based in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), AMC is made up of 27 member organizations spread across the continent, namely national music councils as well as regional music or specialist organizations.
The vision of the AMC Executive Committee for the next two years (2024-2025) is to carry out strong action on the continent in order to ensure the promotion and impact of AMC, its actions, the IMC’s Five Music Rights and greater support for its members and their activities.
The European Music Council (EMC) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the development and promotion of all genres and types of music in Europe.
Based in Bonn (Germany), it is a network that promotes and supports music-related activities for representatives of both national music councils and European networks involved in the fields of music education, creation, performance, participation, production and heritage.
The EMC contributes to a better mutual understanding amongst people and their different cultures and promotes the right for their musical cultures to coexist. Therefore, it provides exceptional value to its members through the analysis of policy developments and formulation of policy statements; capacity building and knowledge exchange, as well as creating networking opportunities within and beyond the music sector on an international platform.
The objectives of the EMC are:
1. Activating the Music Sector
2. Strengthening the Music Sector
3. Connecting with and beyond the Music Sector
More info at: www.emc-imc.org
