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23/01/2012

Another superb MaK album review
MaK's second Manchester album 'Ten', available from this web site, continues to attract critical acclaim.
 
See full Hannah Spencer review here
 
'Rarely is a compilation both varied and solid; Ten is a fantastic selection with the added bonus of its charity benefit. Superb.'
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15/10/2011

BOGUJEVCI / VISUAL HISTORY OPENS IN PRISHTINA
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MANCHESTER MaK 1 12" RECORD OUT NOW!
PICCADILLY RECORDS EXCLUSIVE!

MaK receives a third of its income from the Manchester music industry. MaK has produced two albums of Manchester music 'Cohesion' (2001) and ‘Ten’ (2011) and presented many concerts, both albums and concerts have included artists such as Doves, Elbow, Badly Drawn Boy, Mr Scruff, Ian Brown, Liam Frost, The Travelling Band, I Am Kloot, Jim Noir & Stephen Fretwell.

After the success of 'Ten', for the next wave of activity, MaK Records is releasing 4 limited edition (500) 12" records on heavyweight vinyl, over the space of a year (one each quarter from autumn 2011) exclusively through Piccadilly records, these releases will NOT be available digitally or on CD. At the end of these quarterly releases the 12 tracks will be converted into a digital/CD release with some guest tracks from around the world to create the third MaK album.

12” 1 includes exclusive tracks from Bady Drawn Boy, Silverclub, WATER SIGNS & Ernest+Tom.

The first, taking up a whole side is a 16 minute (count them!) gem from a Manchester legend, the latter three, hotly tipped artists who are all making waves on Manchester’s vibrant electronic-pop scene. For this first 12”, all proceeds will go to helping provide education IT support to schools in Kosovo. Artists slated for future 12”s include Doves/Jimi Goodwin, I Am Kloot, Frasier King, Airship, Golden Glow, The Travelling Band and many more."
 
 
 
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24/09/2011

MaK in Kosovo with the Eden Project.
MaK returns to Kosovo this month with horticulturalists from the Eden Project, Jo Thomas and Steve Burrell, and wildlife film maker Matt Hamilton.
 
Jo and Steve will teach on the Manchester Peace Park, Podujevë, developing MaK's links with local schools and the hospital, and also advise on the Park's progress as it steadily takes shape and increases in beauty and colour.
 
Matt aims to capture what's going on in the Peace Park garden, the Park woodland and surrounding Podujevë countryside. He will develop MaK's ecology, conservation and educational work.
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12/09/2011

Support the Bogujevci exhibition opening in Prishtina on October 14th
Please keep donating, a very small donation will make a huge difference. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far.
Bogujevci // Visual History - Histori Vizuele - Art Exhibition 10/2011
www.justgiving.com
 
 
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Back Home
Fourteen volunteers from the UK have returned home after perhaps the most successful summer visit to Kosovo so far. Over 500 children participated in the MaK summer club in central Podujevë and 3 village schools, some children joining in for their 6th year. The participation of 2 actors from Chickenshed greatly strengthened the team. The skills, abilities and commitment of all the volunteers were exceptional enabling a great deal of fun to be had! MaK also co-led a week long Peace Camp for teenagers, with IKR. This included a poetry competition won by 16 year old Pellumb Stublla. The poem was fired in ceramic tiles in a specially built wood burning kiln and installed in the Peace Park. The team continued work on its IT programme, researching computers and health and IT for village schools. A business initiative for women was also set up. This will focus on developing commercial outlets for embroidery. MaK returns at the end of September with the Eden Project .
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27/05/2011

Summer 2011 -  New Albanian Poem Competition launched!

MaK  Summer 2011 Ceramic Poetry Competition

Announcement of  a competition for a 14 line poem in Albanian

Programme in Kosovo

25th May                Competition opens

30th June 24.00 -    Competition closes. Judging begins.

20th July  12.00 -    Winning poem announced.

3rd August  12.00 -  Presentation of the winning poem by poet(s) and project leaders on Manchester Peace Park, Podujevë.

4th - 9th August -  Children and young people  in the MaK Summer School in Kosova will press the words of the 14-line poem in Albanian into clay tiles. (2 days) 

Tiles are then fired in a specially built (temporary) kiln constructed in the Manchester Peace Park in Podujevë.

Everyone helps with wood gathering and firing the tiles which will take about 24 hours. (provisionally 6/7th August)

Completion of firing  - celebration of poetry with readings and demonstration/workshop of how to get a complete rubbing.

The 14 separate lines are then built into various locations of the Peace Park and Podujevë.

Poetry trail created. Only by going to these lines and taking a rubbing of each line will the full poem be seen.

A poster is printed of the whole poem with English translation to be distributed throughout the world.

 

What kind of poem?

A 14 line poem in Albanian.

Who can participate?

All poets and aspiring poets of any age throughout Kosovo are invited to take part:

Individuals

Groups

Schools

Universities and colleges

Newspapers can promote the competition

Literary and arts societies can publicise it amongst their membership

How is the poem written?

There are a number of different ways of writing the poem: individuals / community groups / school classes / friends etc.

Themes for the poem. Pick one or more:

Peace and justice

The idea behind 'Parks'

The environment

Hopes for the future

Freedom

Closing date

30th June  2011 - midnight

Address

Poems can be emailed to any one of the 3 contacts listed below, or sent to:

MaK

Fazli Blakçori

St. ’Hyzri Talla’ 

Letanc / Podujevë

Kosova

 Selection

The final selection will be by a panel of judges from the UK and Kosovo.

 

With all good wishes from Stephen and Matt Raw (artists and project leaders)

 

For more information and to submit your poem contact: Fazli Blakçori MaK representative in Kosovo 

fazliblakqori@yahoo.com

Saranda Bogujevci (MaK UK)                                    saranda69@hotmail.com

Stephen and Matt Raw (Project Leaders)                  info@stephenraw.com

 

Facebook: Manchester Aid to Kosovo

www.makonline.org

 

Examples of ceramic tablet and rubbing

              

 

 

 

 

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25/05/2011

Summer residencies
Our residencies at Eden Project and 2 placements with Great Run organisers Nova International are drawing to a close. Much has been learnt about horticulture and education increasing an awareness of how to connect young people with the environment.
With Great Run the management of athletics events was the focus with many sporting events in Manchester included.
The participants will now return to Kosovo to share all they have leant with their communities.
Our thanks go to all who supported their time in the UK, especially Eden Project and Nova International.
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New Peace Park water feature
The team has just returned having created a new water feature on the Manchester Peace Park in Podujevë. Ponds planted with water plants will attract back the frogs and other species that used to live in this habitat. Local children helped the team with all stages of the project including transplanting plants from local streams.
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21/04/2011

Four and five stars for 'ten'!

‘An important document of the musical times. The whole album is brilliant -  a great document of what’s going on in the city. Manchester sticks to its causes. MAK’s still getting support from all of Manchester’s musicians. ’’ Guy Garvey, Elbow

 

‘A success story’ BBC6 Music

 

*****   ‘A must buy’    Fran Slater, Manchester University launch review for The Mancunian

 

****   The Independent

review of the London launch at Union Chapel

 

‘A great compilation album. Loads of great bands. Loads of great tunes. Go buy it - it’s a great cause’. Marc Riley, BBC 6Music

 

‘Manc music’s finest. 18 glorious tracks. The cream of Manchester music’s emerging new talents’ Manchester Evening News

 

‘**** testament to the great things that music can do to raise awareness for important causes. An assortment of gems from Manchester’s alternative and indie music scene’. Katie Hodgson, The Mancunian, Manchester University

 

‘Charities need continuous support – problems don‘t go away overnight’. Badly Drawn Boy MAK patron for 10 years since he donated a gold disc from his first album The Hour Of Bewilderbeast and his original beanie hat to the charity’s auction. He ended up buying his own hat back for over £2,000 because he couldn’t bear to part with it.  Manchester Evening News

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The Travelling Band and MAK patron Badly Drawn Boy

go once round the block.                                         (PD)

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