Alfons Karabuda re-elected as International Music Council president

Karabuda, who is also the president of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance and the Swedish Association of Composers, Songwriters and Lyricists, has been a driving force within IMC’s executive board while exploring new frontiers of collaboration between the IMC and other global actors within music and copyright.

“Recent times have shown that when some parts of our musical ecosystem are under serious threat, all parts are affected,” Karabuda said. “Be it one of our five music rights or one geographic part of our world.

“We need a global overview, global expertise and our global network more than ever to stay resilient. I could think of no other organisation in a better position than the IMC to address the flaws in our music infrastructure and to safeguard and promote true inclusiveness, quality, diversity and artistic freedom for all.”

The IMC general assembly also elected a new executive board composed of Sheila Woodward (South Africa/US), who will continue to serve as executive vice-president, as well as Charles Binam Bikoi (Cameroon) and Roula Abou Baker (Lebanon) as vice-presidents. Others appointments include Dorothy Conaghan (Ireland), Paul Dujardin (Belgium), Ardavan Jafarian (Iran), Jacques Moreau (France), Charles Sanders (US) and Christine Thomassen (Norway).

The IMC’s work plan for the next two years foresees activities that will strengthen the IMC in its three pillars: as a value-driven advocacy body, a network of networks and a project organisation. The IMC will upscale its action towards the advancement of its core values embedded in the five music rights.