Stevo Teodosievski

Stevo Teodosievski (Macedonian: Стево Теодосиевски, pronounced [ˈstɛvɔ tɛɔdɔˈsiɛfski]; 16 April 1924 – 9 April 1997) was a Macedonian artist, music educator and humanist. After a childhood in his hometown, he spent his youth in Belgrade, returning to Kočani after World War II. Stevo Teodosievski died in Skopje on 9 April 1997.[1]

Stevo Тeodosievski
Стево Теодосиевски
Background information
Born16 April 1924
Kočani, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
OriginYugoslavia
Died9 April 1997(1997-04-09) (aged 72)
Skopje, Macedonia
Occupation(s)songwriter, humanitarian
Instrumentsaccordion
Years active1950–1997
LabelsMonitor Records
Associated actsAnsambl Teodosievski

In the 1950s he was a truck driver while pursuing professional photography in Skopje, where he began to make money as a musician. Playing accordion at restaurants and private parties, Teodosievski engaged in private music lessons for solfeggio and music theory.[1] Teodosievski later worked at co-repetition program of Radio Skopje. In 1954 he met Esma Redžepova who would later become his life companion. In the period from 1960 to 1989, Teodosievski and Redžepova lived and worked in Belgrade, and then they returned to Skopje. 47 children were brought up and educated in the traditional spirit in his music school.

Ansambl Teodosievski has held more than 20,000 concerts, of which around 2,000 humanitarian, has issued 108 single plates, 20 Long - play records, 32 audio cassettes, 15 CDs, 6 video cassettes and recorded 12 shows by 30 minutes at MRTV.

Winner of many awards and honors:

References
  1. Dimitrijevski, Aleksandar. "Esma Redjepova and Stevo Teodosievski - Building Unique Idiom at the Crossroad of Roma and other Balkan Music Cultures" pp4,5. -
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