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Kalakan District
Kalakan District is located in the northern part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It borders Guldara District to the west, Qarabagh District to the north, Dih Sabz District to the east and Mir Bacha Kot District to the south. The population is 26,800 (2006). The center is the village of Kalakan, situated in the central part of the district. The district has been seriously affected by war. Most infrastructure was totally destroyed. The reconstruction and the return of the displaced families is a slow process.
Kalakan and the residents
Amir Habibullah Kalakani was the Amir of Afghanistan for 9 months in 1929 after leading a successful revolt against King Amanullah with the help of various Pashtoon tribes, who were against the King's rapid modernization plans. After his defeat and execution by Mohammad Nadir, Kalakani was given the name: Bacha-i-Saqao, son of a water carrier. Kalakani was a Tajik from the Shamali area, and was probably born in 1890.
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Kalakan
Kalakan is a village located at 34°46′51″N 69°08′55″E / 34.7808°N 69.1486°E at 1,610 m altitude. It is center of Kalakan District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
Kalakan (village)
Kalakan is a village located at 34°46′51″N 69°08′55″E / 34.7808°N 69.1486°E at 1,610 m altitude. It is center of Kalakan District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
Kalakan (band)
Kalakan is a music band from northern Basque country composed of Thierry Biscary, Jamixel Bereau and Xan Errotabehere. It is characterized by minimalist arrangements (vocals, percussions) of basque traditional songs. After having collaborated and toured Europe with pianists Katia et Marielle Labèque, the trio become known to a larger audience when they collaborated with Madonna during The MDNA Tour.
Career
Formation : 2009-2010
Kalakan was created in 2009 by Paxkal Indo and Thierry Biscary from their txalaparta duo. After touring Europe with pianists Katia et Marielle Labèque performing an arrangement for two pianos and Basque percussion of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, they invited percussionnist Frédéric Chambon to join them to form a trio. Before going on their first artist in residence program to prepare their first record, Chambon was replaced by singer and percussionist Jamixel Bereau.
Kalakan album was recorded at Laguna Records in Biarritz and mixed at studio K in Paris by producer David Chalmin during autumn 2010. Katia and Marielle Labèque recorded "Kantuz" with a piano arrangement made by Joël Merah, and Basque choir Anaiki from Paris contributed backing vocals to "De Treville-n azken hitzak". This first album was co-produced by Basque record label ZTK Diskak, representing Paxkal Indo, and Italian record label KML Recordings, representing Katia and Marielle Labèque. 2000 discs were duplicated, with a portion of them being distributed by Abeille musique (France) and Elkar (Basque country).
