Several members of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD) and the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) have responded to the decolonial turn in ethnomusicology by redoubling efforts to translate notable studies of music and dance. Although English remains the predominant language of our conferences and publications, translation opens up possibilities for overcoming cultural, social and political boundaries that otherwise impede the reach and accessibility of scholarly literature. In its early years, the ICTMD published essays and notices in several languages other than English but only recently resumed publishing full-length articles in more than one language in its flagship journal, Traditions of Music and Dance. Since 2015, the Society for Ethnomusicology has produced an online series, Ethnomusicology Translations, which publishes important ethnomusicological studies translated into English. Members of the ICTMD and SEM also served on the editorial board of Translingual Discourse in Ethnomusicology, a journal which published English translations of articles across six issues between 2015 and 2020. This roundtable considers these and other attempts to translate ethnomusicological literature. Speakers include authors, journal editors, study group chairs, and board or council members of the two societies who are leading these initiatives. The panellists will provide historical contextualization, outline current developments and challenges, and consider future opportunities for the literary translation of music and dance scholarship.