In the year following his departure from the French Sports and Cultural Federation, Robert Goute was one of the founding members of the French Confederation of Drum Bands (CFBF) in 1980.
In 1986, Edgar Faure, president of the organizing committee of the celebrations of the French Revolution wanted a parade of 2,000 drums on the Champs-Élysées on July 14, 1989.
Robert Goute was asked by Jean-Paul Goude to help organize the band within his show.
He composed the drum program and Wally Badarou organized the instrumental part.

At the end of the event, Jack Lang spoke about the creation of a French drum federation, an instrument associated with the French national identity.
Because of this, the International Federation of the French School of the Drum (FIEFT) was created in 1990.
Goute was its first president.
He developed the French drum technique with more than 20 foreign nations and ensured his presence in major international musical events before resigning his position as president for that of honorary president.
In the year following his departure from the French Sports and Cultural Federation, Robert Goute was one of the founding members of the French Confederation of Drum Bands (CFBF) in 1980. In 1986, Edgar Faure, president of the organizing committee of the celebrations of the French Revolution wanted a parade of 2,000 drums on the Champs-Élysées on July 14, 1989. Robert Goute was asked by Jean-Paul Goude to help organize the band within his show. He composed the drum program and Wally Badarou organized the instrumental part.
At the end of the event, Jack Lang spoke about the creation of a French drum federation, an instrument associated with the French national identity. Because of this, the International Federation of the French School of the Drum (FIEFT) was created in 1990. Goute was its first president. He developed the French drum technique with more than 20 foreign nations and ensured his presence in major international musical events before resigning his position as president for that of honorary president.
Robert Goute