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Wiki Loves Folklore edit

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

File:Niraas_Nahi_Hone_Dega_-_Purvanchali-Bhojpuri-Awadhi_Bhajan.ogg

File:प्रभु_यिशु_जी_खुलल_दरबार_बायं_-_Puranchali-Bhojpuri-Awadhi_Folk_Bhajan.ogg

Hi, we are validating the releases for some of the entries for Wiki Loves Folklore, so I hope you can clarify the release of these two recordings. Were these your personal recordings or are they released in a separate archive? The second file has distinct sound which seems to be an arranged recording rather than a live folk art performance, could you add some extra detail to the description for the file?

Thanks! Fæ (talk) 10:55, 8 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hello from Balone21 . My apologies for not knowing the correct format for how to answer your question above...if my response needs to be given in a different way, please do let me know. I am still somewhat new to Wikipedia's formatting, etc. In short: yes, these recordings were both made personally by me and some (professional musician) friends, with the permission of the lyricist Ambika Prasad (who is heard singing) and the musicians present. They were recorded live, and then mixed on Audacity (free music mixing software). I have placed these, along with the other songs recorded in the same session, in public distribution category in the "Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology" at the American Institute of Indian Studies in New Delhi, India, as the lyricist and musicians are all completely fine with these being Public Domain, "as Folk Tunes do not belong to anybody." --Balone21 (talk) 13:54, 14 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Loves Folklore Winner edit

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Wiki Loves Folklore Winner

Thank you for your contribution in Wiki Loves Folklore 2020 and hearty congratulations for winning the Best Audio prize in this photography contest. We appreciate your time and efforts in bringing your local traditions and regional folklores on Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. The world is richer today with your contributions documenting the cultural heritage of your country. Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we will not be couriering the prizes in the form of mechanise in 2020 but instead offer a gratitude token in the form of online claimable gift coupon. Please fill this form by last at 20th June 2020 for claiming prize from the international team for your contribution in the contest. Wiki Love and warm regards!

International Team

Wiki Loves Folklore. ✝iѵɛɳ२२४०^{†ลℓк †๏ мэ} 08:12, 13 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Loves Folklore Postcard edit

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Greetings! Thank you for your contribution in Wiki Loves Folklore 2020 Commons photography contest. The world is richer with your contributions today. Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, we are sharing a digital postcard as a token of appreciation. Please fill this form before 10 July 2020 to recieve your digital postcard from us.

Looking forward to welcome you next year in February 2021.

Wikilove and Gratitude

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:55, 24 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 is on! edit

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest.

Kind regards,

Wiki loves Folklore International Team

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:04, 7 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is on! edit

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest.

Kind regards,

Wiki loves Folklore International Team

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:15, 6 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

File tagging File:2019 Feb 04 - Kumbh Mela - Portrait 22.jpg edit

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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Yours sincerely, — Haseeb (talk) 06:41, 18 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

During the WikiLovesFolklore competition a while back, I submitted these, with the appropriate certifications at the time. All are my own photos, and I do release them for public usage. As such, I am filling out that form right now as requested. -Dr. Michael T Balonek 172.101.184.134 20:56, 18 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in India is on! edit

Hello Balone21,

Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore India Team!

Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons, this campaign invites participants to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folktales, folk games, folk religion, mythology and many more. Let's help to protect and develop our intangible Indian culture, which consists of customs or active expressions that we have acquired from our ancestors and passed down to our offspring.

How to Contribute?

The dates for the submission in the photography contest on Wikimedia Commons are from 1 February to 31 March 2023. Probably you are wondering how you can take part. It’s simple: grab a camera, record an image, video or audio under the folklore theme, create a Wikimedia account and start uploading! To learn more about the rules, check out our Project page on Wikimedia Commons.

Below are the exciting prizes which you can win internationally an locally. (Contributors can win both International and Local Prizes as well )

International Prizes

1st prize: 400 USD
2nd prize: 200 USD
3rd prize: 100 USD
Top 10 consolation prizes: 10 USD each
Best Video prize and best Audio prize: 25 USD, 25 USD (each)
Top uploader prize for images: First Prize 100 USD, Second prize 50 USD
Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploader's

Local Prizes

1st prize - 15000 INR + WLF Goodies
2nd prize - 10000 INR + WLF Goodies
3rd prize - 5000 INR + WLF Goodies
Consolation : Top 5 winners - 1000 INR each + WLF Goodies
Wiki Loves Folklore Certificate for Winners

(Disclaimer : The above prizes for International and Local Contest will only be disbursed in form of gift card or voucher format only)

If you are interested in participating in the photography campaign, start photographing and collecting media of your local culture and upload them on the photo campaign happening on Wikimedia Commons.

For more information about rules and prizes of the contest, refer the project page. For any questions, reach out to us via support@wikilovesfolklore.org.

You have been sent this message because you have been a part of Wiki loves Folklore in its journey in the past 5 years, lets continue to embrace our folk culture and drive through the path towards creating the largest database collection of folk Images on the internet

Warm regards,

Gaurav Gaikwad (User:Rockpeterson)

Coordinator for Wiki Loves Folklore India.

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