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[edit] Kostas Novakis

The article Kostas Novakis has been completely changed by 157.228.x.x into one which I can only argue as POV pushing (Revision history of Kostas Novakis). The current article has removed most Macedonian sources which shows he states his language is Macedonian, he is ethnic Macedonian and so on. I luckily have saved Macedonia related articles which I knew would be changed constantly, but I am banned from editing Macedonia related issues. You can easily compare the older version below to the current article to view it is in fact POV pushed. Since I cannot edit Macedonia related issues, please use this template to create an article which is fair and neutral. Please tell other Macedonians on Wikipedia to keep a watch on the article. Mactruth (talk) 23:11, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Kostas Novakis (Greek: Κώστας Νοβάκης also in Macedonian: Костас Новакис) is a researcher of folk music in Greece[1]. He has produced traditional music of the Macedonia region and he has also produced songs in the Macedonian language[2].

Biography

Kostas Novakis was born in Koufalia, Thessaloniki prefecture, Greek Macedonia in 1957. Kostas works as a dentist in the same village and is a member of the Centre for Macedonian Culture.[3] [4]He is prominent for releasing several music albums with traditional songs and music of the region of Macedonia. He has also produced various albums with songs typical of the Greek province of Macedonia but with the lyrics recorded in the "dialect of the Aegean part of Macedonia."[5] . In Greece, the first CD with 13 Macedonian folk songs, called "A Letter from Thessalonica", was published in 2002, recorded by Kostas and Harula Novakis.

Also in 2002, Kostas was a special guest at the "Meeting of refugees from Aegean Macedonia" held in the town of Trnovo, Republic of Macedonia. The event is a gathering mainly attended by ethnic Macedonians originating from the Greek province of Macedonia.[6]

Kostas and his friends engaged an orchestra of 11 instrumentalists, five of whom come from the Republic of Macedonia[7]:

  1. Ilija Petrusev – tambour
  2. Ljupco Petkov – clarinet
  3. Petar Temenugov – harmonics
  4. Lazar Stankov – guitar
  5. Lazo – efonio

Quotes

"I had this really strong wish to give permanence to the songs that my grand mother, and the other grand-mothers from the village used to sing. The observation of the tradition and the Macedonian folklore are in my blood since childhood. I have recordings of about 1.000 songs with an original singing of the elderly inhabitants, and I sang these on the dialect of the Aegean part of Macedonia. This is the first time that a CD, with this kind of music, is published in Greece. We give it to friends in Greece, we sent it to Australia and Canada, and it is played on the local radio stations." [8]

Discography

Macedonian: Бело поле до Белото море
Greek: Λευκός κάμπος πλάι σε θάλασσα λευκή

Macedonian: Развила гора зелена
Greek: Πράσινο δάσος

Macedonian: Понуда од Солун
Greek: Πρόσφορα από τη Θεσσαλονίκη

Audio samples

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.enet.gr/online/online_fpage_text/dt=27.03.2004,id=84957764,92840900,79295684 Κώστας Φώτης, περιοδικό "Jazz & Τζάζ", 4/2003
  2. ^ http://www.enet.gr/online/online_fpage_text/dt=27.03.2004,id=84957764,92840900,79295684 "... Η ίδια αυτή γυναίκα είχε τραγουδήσει στα νιάτα της, το 1928, τον τελευταίο 'Λάζαρο' που τραγουδήθηκε στο χωριό μου στη μακεδονική.") – Sti Makedoniki"
  3. ^ http://www.enet.gr/online/online_fpage_text/dt=27.03.2004,id=84957764,92840900,79295684 Κώστας Φώτης, περιοδικό "Jazz & Τζάζ", 4/2003
  4. ^ http://www.mhrmi.org/news/2003/may_september_e.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.culture.in.mk/story.asp?id=3103
  6. ^ Makedonsko Sonce Magazine
  7. ^ http://www.culture.in.mk/story.asp?id=3103
  8. ^ http://www.culture.in.mk/story.asp?id=3103


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See also

[edit] Macedonia naming issue

Greeks are deleting a discussion post in which I source irresponsible Greek behavior towards Macedonians based on the name issue. They are so afraid of people knowing the information they won't even allow it in the discussion page. Please use these sources and add appropriately to the Macedonia name issue and TELL OTHER MACEDONIANS TO HELP Mactruth (talk) 23:46, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Greek Paper shows Bush as Hitler and a Macedonian swastika (the same time the Greek swastika occurred - right before NATO)
Macedonians attacked in Greece
Another cowardly attack on Macedonians in Greece
Greek authorities continue to abuse ethnic Macedonians
Greece abuses Macedonians at the border, again
Greek MP asks for death penalty for Macedonians in Greece
Greek-Macedonian name dispute leads to ban on lamb meat
Macedonia Plane Barred from Greek Airspace
Macedonia to ask Greece for explanation on MAT
Greece bans financial transfers from, and to Macedonia
Greece outrages Macedonia with ban on presidential flight
UMD Taken Aback by Metropolitan Anthimos’ Threatening Statement (Top Greek bishop calls for war with Macedonia)
Another Greek metropolitan bishop states territorial claims for Macedonia
Greek media fumes over comments from MOC
Greece's comments of H.H. Stefan's statement in Rome intended for domestic political scene
Heated debate at the EU, Macedonian delegation not present
Protest letter sent to Nato over an incident

[edit] Placebo

Hi! I was just wondering: Are you a fan of the band?; since you translated the page to mk wiki. So: are you, are you, are you? :)) --Laveol T 01:29, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The lonely bull

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I award you one for finding User:Trekphiler's page for people who always think that "new message" bar is real. Aren't you glad you checked your mail? I especially enjoy giving these to lonely Wikipedians who have less of a life than me. =] Trekphiler (talk) 08:19, 15 June 2008 (UTC)