THE INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM
PRESENTATION • KEY SPEAKERS • SPEECHES • RECOMMANDATIONS • PHOTOS
RECOMMANDATIONS OF THE COLLOQUIUM
All the participants in the international colloquium on the Imzad, organised from 31 March to 3 April 2005 in Tamanrasset by the “Sauver l’Imzad” Association under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and with the support of Unesco and the collaboration of the Heinrich Barth Foundation, express their gratitude to the local authorities of the Governorate of Tamanrasset, of Tagmart, and of Abalessa, and to all the travel agencies and the sponsors (see annexes) who have helped, supported and facilitated the organisation of this colloquium on the imzad.
This international meeting agreed on the following conclusions:
- To designate the imzad as part of the global cultural heritage of mankind;
- To support the Association “Sauver l’Imzad” such that it becomes established as a Foundation;
- To register the artists on the list of those who have copyright and related rights; <
- To construct the international artists’ centre “Dar el-Imzad” to teach, preserve and promote the culture and practice of this ancestral art;
- To encourage ethnomusicological, historical and archaeological research…
- To promote awareness among the young by modernising the repertoire both in terms of poetry and music;
- To recognise the key role of artists and artistic creativity in all local cultures;
- To appeal for financial support and to encourage the development of partnerships aimed at preserving the imzad;
- To mobilise more vigorous action at both national and international level by organising events which help to preserve and develop the imzad;
- To congratulate the organisers of this colloquium and to encourage them to arrange more of this type of cultural event in the future.