Habra
—  city  —
Habra Location of Habra in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E / 22.83; 88.63Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E / 22.83; 88.63
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Municipality Chairman	Tapati Dutta[1]
MLA	Jyotipriyo Mullick,minister of state, food and distribution,govt. of West Bengal
Parliamentary constituency	Barasat
Assembly constituency	Habra
Population	149,675 (2011[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 13 metres (43 ft)
Codes • Telephone • ++91 32162
Website	www.habralocal.com/

Habra (Bengali: হাবড়া) is a city, a municipality and a police station of Barasat sadar subdivision^[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an administrative subdivision. Habra is situated on the Jessore Road between Kolkata and the Bangladesh border at Petrapole. Its location makes it an important town for export and import of goods between India and Bangladesh.

History[link]

Under British rule it was a base for Royal Air Force fighters.

Geography[link]

Habra is located at 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E / 22.83; 88.63.^[3] It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).

Demographics[link]

As of 2011 India census, Habra had a population of 149,675, out of which 76,510 were males and 73,165 were females. The 0–6 years population was 11,211. Habra had an average literacy rate of 90.85%.^[4]

Transport[link]

It is 45 km from Sealdah Station and 22 km from Barasat on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.^[5] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Habra Railway Station is on Station Road and beside of Habra High School. Station Road is directly connected on NH 35 (JessoreRoad).

Buses from Habra Bus Terminal are directly connected to Naihati, Maslandapur, Bangaon, Barasat, Nagarukhra, Kalyani, Basirhut, Kolkata, bagda, Bagjola, digha, durgapur, Bandel, baruipur, howrah, krishnanagar,Barasat.

Rather than Bus or Train, Rental Taxi, Tracker, Auto Rickshaw, Cycle Van, Cycle rickshaw are other transportations for communication.

Education[link]

In Habra Block-I & II, there have many educational institutions (Asia's biggest from the number of Educational Institutions in a block). These are the Schools, Colleges and Engineering Institutes of Habra. The prominent High & Kindergarten Schools in Habra are Habra High School for Boys (one of The Best Schools in West Bengal, having great result in both Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examination in every year)), B.C.M school Habra High School for Girls, Kalyangarh Vidyamandir, Kalyangarh Balika Bidyalaya Haripur Sanskriti sangha sikha niketan, Habra Kamini Kumar Girls' High School, Prafullanagar Vidya Mandir, Prafullanagar Balika Vidyalaya, Habra Model High School, Banipur Baniniketan High school Banipur Baniniketan Girls’ High school South Habra High School, Prafulla Nagar Nursury & K.G. School, Nivedita Nursery & K.G School, Jaygachi Shayamaprasad High School, Hatthuba Adarsha Vidyapith for Boys & Girls, Kalibala Kanya Vidhyapith,

Kamarthuba Vivekananda Vidyapith, Shree Chaitanya College of Science & Arts, Shree Chaitanya MahaVidyalaya, (Shree Chaitanya College of Commerce) Govt. Basic cum Multipurpose School, Banipur Gandhi Centenary B.T College, Gandhi Centenary B. T. College & Modern School, Banipur Woman’s College, Govt. College of Education (Banipur), Post Graduate Physical Training College, Banipur Janata College, North Point Academy, St.Stephens School, Stratford Day School, St. Francis Day School, IERCEM Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Banipur, Vivekananda Institute of Management and Technology, Jahwar Nabodaya Vidalaya (Banipur), Janata College of Education & Library Science Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Sports School ( Banipur), Junior Basic Training College (JBT) Habra Bio-Chemic Medical College & Hospital,

B.K.Kar Paramadical Institution,

Banipur Home (Orphans House), Lalani Computer Traning Centre, Banipur Youth Computer Traning Centre,

Habra Youth Computer centre, Netaji Subhash Open University, Rabindra Mukta University, Banipur Institute of Art & culture, Webel Informatics limited, Williams College of Hotel Management, Indira Gandhi National Open University.

Social[link]

West Bengal's well known Banipur Loka Utsav is held at Banipur, Habra. It is the 2nd largest Loka Utsav in West Bengal. ( 1st Sunday of February every year, for 8 days and accrue approx 17 to 18 bighas of land) Banipur is an educational township planned by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy and later Tarun Kanti Ghosh (Congress MP). It has educational institutions created on Gandhiji's ideas. Gram Seva Sangha of Hatthuba, Habra is famous for its work in rural development sector. Prantik Sanskrit Chakra is a social welfare organization which holds its annual programme at Janaphul High School every year from 29th to 31st st December.

NGO[link]

An NGO named "HABRA ANUBHAV" is acting in this area. This NGO mainly works on community mental health programme. There is another NGO Named "BONDHU", located at "Chonda More", connecting point of Jessore Road & Basirhat Road, also works for the poor & needy students, as well as other humanitarian performances.

An NGO named "South Habra Harisava Seva Samity" located at "GOPAL KABIRAJ MORE",South Habra,

Economy[link]

Habra Bazar is the main hub for Business and one of the huge local goods supplier to Kolkata. It is the second largest "Business Hub" in West Bengal next to Burrabazar in Kolkata. Green vegetables, Milk, Fish, Chicken, Rice, Jute use to supplied in Kolkata and other parts of India everyday. Export and Import businesses [mainly with Bangladesh] are also noteworthy.

Cultural[link]

Habra is well known for the big Durga Pujas as well as the Kali Puja venues.

Some of the famous clubs that celebrate Durga Puja in a large scale are Suva Jagrata Sangha, North Habra United Club. Uttar Habra Seba Sangha. Milan Asore. Pragati Sangha. Sabuj Sangha. Madhya Habra Sarbojonin (Aurobindo Rd) Athletics Club. Amra Shabai Club. Kamar thuba United Club. Banbania Milan Sangha. Jaygachhi Rathtala. Udyan Sangh (S.Habra) Prafullanagar Auditorium. Staffquatrs Yubogosthi Harisabha. Some of the famous clubs that celebrate kali Puja in a large scale with cultural programe those are Deshbandhu park,Netaji Club, Rajani sangha, Subhas sangha,Radha rani park(Sripur)

Memorable Person of Habra[link]

Sri Biman Datta : He was a great politician & also a social worker.He was the founder of T.M.C in Habra.

Sri Mukul Kumar Roy : He was a big businessman & also a politician.He was a Member of T.M.C.He was the secretary of management committee Jaygachhi Shyamaprasad Vidyapith(H.S) since 30 years.He was the former secretary of Habra Bazar.

Kaviraj Gopal Chandra Ghosh : He was a renowned Ayurvedic physician and also a social worker.He was a member of management committee of some high schools.An important road junction on G.B Road hasbeen named by him known as Gopal Kabiraj More.He was wellknowned as Gopal Kabiraj.

Sri Sachindra Lal Kargupta : He was a great Freedom Fighter man.He was established Hatthuba Gram Seva Sangha an N.G.O.

Sri Nirod Roychowdhury : He was a great politician and also a member of C.P.I.M.He was a social worker and former M.L.A of Habra & Ashokenagar and also a councilor of Habra Municipality.

See also[link]

• Habra I (Community development block)
• Habra II (Community development block)

References[link]

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Concha Buika
Background information
Birth name	Maria Concepción Balboa Buika
Born	(1972-12-03) 3 December 1972 (age 39) Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Genres	Flamenco Copla House Jazz
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2000–present
Labels	|Warner
Website	www.buikamusic.com

Concha Buika (born 1972 in Palma de Mallorca) is a Spanish singer. Her album Niña de Fuego was nominated for the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Biography[link]

Buika's family is originally from Equatorial Guinea. She grew up in Mallorca among Spanish Romani people (Gitanos) - who imbued in her the traditional "cante" flamenco - as the only person of African descent in her neighborhood.^[1] Her music mixes flamenco and coplas with soul and jazz.

During the 1990s she took part in different productions, such as Ombra by La Fura dels Baus and the soundtrack for the Spanish movie km.O. At the same time she composed several songs such as "Ritmo para você", "Up to the Sky" and "Loving You".

Concha Buika on 19 October, 2008 at the Rhino Jazz festival

From November 2000 to March 2001, she sang at The Luxor, Harrah's, Gold Coast casinos in Las Vegas as a Tina Turner impersonator.^[1] She also performed as a guest singer in the Blue Note festival with Rachelle Ferrell.

Buika is a singer who handles and fuses many musical styles (flamenco, copla, jazz, rumba, soul), having also appeared as vocalist in house music tracks authored by Spanish producers David Penn and DJ Chus. She is noted as one of the most lively and spontaneous artists in the current Spanish musical scene.^[1][2]

Her second album, Mi Niña Lola, included traditional Spanish copla songs ("Mi Niña Lola", "Ojos Verdes", "Te Camelo") and flamenco rhythms of "tanguillos" and "bulerías". The album ended with a flamenco-jazz fusion song titled “Love” and an original song titled “Jodida pero contenta”. Her singing is accompanied by guitarist Niño Josele.^[3]

In contrast, her third album, Niña de Fuego, contains mostly songs (Coplas, Bulerías, Rumbas) written by Javier Limón, her artistic producer, and Buika herself, along with remakes of classic Spanish Coplas (including the song that gives name to the album's title) and a Mexican Ballad song.

In 2009 she collaborated with international pop-star Nelly Furtado on the song "Fuerte", which featured on Furtado's Spanish album Mi Plan. "Fuerte" was remixed and released as a single in October 2010.

In 2011 she performed two songs, "Se Me Hizo Facil" and "Por El Amor de Amar" in the Almódovar movie The Skin I Live in ^[4]

Discography[link]

• Buika (2005)
• Mestizüo, with Jacob Sureda (2006)
• Mi Niña Lola (2006)
• Niña de Fuego (2008)
• El Último Trago, with Chucho Valdés (2009)
• En mi piel (2011)

See Also[link]

Glossary of flamenco terms

References[link]

External links[link]

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Ha*Ash is a Mexican-American pop/rock duo composed of Hanna Nicole Pérez Mosa (born June 25, 1985) and Ashley Grace Pérez Mosa (born January 29, 1987) who are sisters. Combining a mixture of commercial Latin pop, country rhythms and singer/songwriter style, the Mexican-based duo has become very successful, especially in their hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Their hits include: "Estés Donde Estés" (Wherever you are), "Odio Amarte"(I Hate Loving you), "Te Quedaste" (You Stayed) and "Amor a Medias" (Halfway Love).

Biography[link]

The sisters had an inclination towards singing from an early age. When they were 11 and 13 years old, they won a music-talent show at their school. At 14 and 15 they received invitations to participate in festivals such as the Railroad Festival and the Louisiana Music Cavalcade.

After the festival experience, the sisters recorded a demo. Sony Music was impressed by the talent of the girls, and so they formed the group Ha*Ash, a mixture of pop, rock and country.

They recorded their self-titled first album with the Mexican producer Aureo Baqueiro in 2002.^[1] In April 2003, they released their first single, "Odio Amarte", which was a hit on Mexican radio stations, TV channels and festivals. The second single was "Estes en donde Estes" which was released on July 2003. In February 2004, a third single was released: the ballad "Te Quedaste", the last single from their album debut was "Soy Mujer" which was used in the third version of Big Brother VIP Mexico. Ha-Ash received their first gold disc for selling 75,000 copies, and then the platinum album, with 140,000 copies sold.

After the success of their first album, a special edition of the album was released. This album has the videos of their first three singles: Odio Amarte, Estés Donde Estés and Te Quedaste; behind the scenes of the videos, karaoke and an interview with Hanna & Ashley about the promotion of their album. After this they performed in the Teatro Metropolitan in Mexico City.

This was followed by their second album Mundos Opuestos again with Aureo Baqueiro. "Amor A Medias" was the first single and reached number four on the Mexican Chart in April 2006. The song was chosen to promote Sony's products. "Me Entrego a Ti" was the second single and had the same success. Both singles have videos that reached #1 on many television channels. "Tu Mirada En Mí" was released in the United States and the video has a high rotation on MTV Tr3s, in Mexico the third single was "¿Qué Hago Yo?" which was written by Colombian artist Soraya. This single reached #1 on the Mexican Chart and beat Shakira's Hips Don't Lie. Not only have they been successful on the radio, but as well as on TV.

Their musical influences are Reba Mcentire, Brandi Carlile, Soraya and Sin Bandera.

Their first single "No Te Quiero Nada" from their unreleased album Habitación Doble has begun to receive airplay in Mexico.

Discography[link]

• 2003: Ha*Ash
• 2005: Mundos Opuestos
• 2008: Habitación Doble
• 2011: A Tiempo

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official MySpace
• Fan site / Ha-ash Brasil
• Official Forum Univision.com
• International Club "Estés Donde Estés"

Ismael Serrano (born 9 March 1974) is a Singer/songwriter and guitarist from Spain, popular in Spain and Latin America, known for his insightful and often political lyrics and eclectic musical influences.

Early life[link]

He was born in the neighbourhood of Vallecas of Madrid (Spain) in 9 March 1974. After studying Physics in the Complutense University of Madrid, Ismael Serrano started his musical career in the early nineties in Madrid, singing folk based guitar music in a café circuit, at abashedly political venues like Libertad 8, Galileo and Nuevos Juglares. The movement proved to be very popular, inspired by the 20 year old ‘Protest’ song movement under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, as well as the Nueva canción movement of Latin America.

Atrapados en Azul[link]

In 1997 Ismael Serrano signed with Polygram (now Universal) and released his first disc: “Atrapados en Azul”, with songs such as "Papá cuéntame otra vez", "Vértigo" o "Amo tanto la vida" that became hymns for youngsters in Spain and Latin America. For this work he was nominated as ‘Best new artist” for the Spanish Musical Awards of the “Sociedad General de Autores y Editores”.

Second and third records[link]

The follow-up disc, "La memoria de los peces" (1998), increased his popularity (sales level for Platinum in Spain, Gold in Argentina). In his third production “Los paraísos desiertos” (2000) Serrano moved more to Jazz styles and African sounds. Two important music nominations for this work: Best Original Song for the Goya Movie Awards (The “Spanish Oscars”) for the song “Km.0” (of the feature with the same title) and Best Sound Engineering for the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards.

Recordings 2002-2007[link]

New productions appeared in the following years: “La traición de Wendy” (2002), Principio de Incertidumbre” (2003, double live concert disk), “Naves ardiendo más allá de Orión” (2005) (phrase extracted from the final dialogue of the Blade Runner cult film), and “Sueños de un hombre despierto” (2007) pointing out Ismael Serrano as one of the main exponents of singer/songwriter trend in the Latin music world.

Feature film[link]

In May 2002 Ismael Serrano participated in his second feature film “El corazón de Jesus”, a German-Chilean-Bolivian production written and directed by Marcos Loayza. Previously, in the year 2000, he sang the eponymous theme song at the close of the film Km. 0 - a romantic comedy of errors involving several sets of people who meet at, or otherwise have in common, Kilómetro Cero in Madrid.

Retrospective (2006)[link]

In late 2006, 10th anniversary from the release of his first CD, a retrospective of his work was released as a double CD under the name "El Viaje De Rosetta" (in reference to the Rosetta (spacecraft)). This deluxe boxset contains a disc with all his singles, another disc with rarities, live tracks and collaborations, and a 48 pages booklet, and is also available in a single CD and DVD edition.

Discography[link]

Atrapados en azul (1997)

1. Papá cuéntame otra vez
2. Vértigo
3. Donde estarás
4. Caperucita
5. Yo quiero ser muy promiscuo
6. Amo tanto la vida
7. La extraña pareja
8. El camino de regreso
9. México insurgente
10. Un muerto encierras
11. Atrapados en azul
12. Ana

La memoria de los peces (1998)

1. Últimamente
2. Al bando vencido
3. Recuerdo
4. Ya quisiera yo
5. Regresa
6. Vine del norte
7. Sin ti a mi lado
8. Tierna y dulce historia de amor
9. Instrucciones para salvar el odio eternamente
10. A las madres de mayo
11. Canción de amor propio
12. Mi vida no hay derecho
13. Pequeña criatura
14. Qué va a ser de mí

Los paraísos desiertos (2000)

1. Km.0
2. La mujer más vieja del mundo
3. No estarás sola
4. La cita
5. Tantas cosas
6. Una historia de Alvite
7. La huida
8. Has de saber
9. La casa encantada
10. La ciudad parece un mundo
11. Lo que hay que aguantar
12. Ya ves

La traición de Wendy (2002)

1. Eres
2. Un hombre espera en el desierto
3. Si peter pan viniera
4. Cien días
5. Ahora
6. Pájaros en la cabeza
7. Buenos Aires 2001
8. Prende la luz
9. Qué andarás haciendo
10. Fue terrible aquel año
11. La ciudad de los muertos
12. Será
13. Cobertura: 95% del territorio nacional #

Principio de incertidumbre (2003)

CD1

1. Últimamente
2. Principio de incertidumbre
3. Cien días
4. Vine del norte
5. Ya llegó la primavera
6. Km.0 (con Javier Bergia)
7. Eres
8. La extraña pareja (con Lichis)
9. Aquella tarde
10. Pájaros en la cabeza (con Pedro Guerra)
11. Amo tanto la vida
12. Plaza Garibaldi

CD2

1. Qué andarás haciendo
2. Recuerdo
3. Ya ves (con Luis Eduardo Aute)
4. Papá cuéntame otra vez
5. Ahora
6. Zona Cero
7. Déjate convencer
8. Vértigo
9. Tierna y dulce historia de amor
10. Un muerto encierras
11. Prende la luz
12. No estarás sola
13. A las madres de mayo

Naves ardiendo más allá de Orión (2005)

1. Elegía
2. El virus del miedo
3. Sucede que a veces
4. Duermes
5. Reina del super
6. Volveré temprano
7. Alicia
8. Fragilidad
9. Allí
10. El vals de los jubilados
11. Jóvenes y hermosos
12. Estamos a salvo
13. Dulce memoria
14. Ya nada es lo que era

El Viaje De Rosetta (2006)

CD1 (Singles)

1. Papá cuéntame otra vez
2. Dónde estarás
3. Amo tanto la vida
4. Atrapados en azul
5. Mexico insurgente
6. Caperucita
7. Últimamente
8. Vine del Norte
9. Tierna y dulce historia de amor
10. Pequeña criatura
11. Km 0
12. La mujer más vieja del mundo
13. No estarás sola
14. La huida
15. Eres
16. Qué andarás haciendo
17. Cien días
18. Elegía
19. Sucede a veces

CD2 (Rarities)

1. Vértigo (Encuentros con la Habana)
2. Mira que eres canalla (Tribute to Luis Eduardo Aute)
3. Con los cinco pinares (Claudio Rodríguez - Poesía necesaria)
4. Dos kilómetros de paciencia (25 años - Javier Bergia)
5. El último cantautor (Ni jaulas, ni peceras - La Cabra Mecánica)
6. Nueces (Esta mañana y otros cuentos - Coti)
7. El aparecido (Tribute to Víctor Jara)
8. Caballo de cartón (Un barco de sueños - Cantautores cantan a niños)
9. Chove en Santiago (Lo mejor de Luar na Lubre)
10. Vine del norte (Live at Lo + plus)
11. Ya se van los pastores (Son de niños)
12. La Locura (OST "El corazón de Jesús")
13. La Cordura (OST "El corazón de Jesús")
14. Vuelvo a Madrid (Until now an iTunes only song)
15. Principio de incertidumbre (15 September 2003)
16. La extraña pareja (Live with "La Cabra Mecánica" 2 February 2004)
17. Plaza Garibaldi (27 April 2004)

Sueños de un hombre despierto (2007)

1. Casandra
2. Canción para un viejo amigo
3. Canción de amor y oficina
4. Nana para un niño indígena
5. Somos
6. Zamba del emigrante (feat. Mercedes Sosa)
7. Habitantes de Alfa-Centauro encuentran la sonda Voyager
8. Testamento vital
9. Sesión continua
10. Si se callase el ruido
11. Te conocí
12. Amores imposibles
13. Para médicos y amantes

Unedited songs

1. Cita a las siete en La Moncloa
2. Con una pena de muerte
3. Cuatro estaciones
4. La ciudad parece un mundo (primera versión)
5. La cordura
6. La locura
7. La tormenta
8. Los torpes
9. Mañana quizás sea tarde
10. Por qué no te quedas en casa
11. Por ti
12. Vente conmigo
13. Y yo buscándote

Un Lugar Soñando (2009)

1. Somos
2. Cancion Para Un Viejo Amigo
3. Sucede Que A Veces
4. Cancion De Amor Y Oficina
5. Caperucita
6. Penelope Espera En Peumayen
7. Sesion Continua
8. Vine Del Norte
9. A Las Madres De Mayo
10. Zamba Del Emigrante Con Mercedes Sosa
11. Si Se Callase El Ruido
12. Tantas Cosas
13. Ya Ves
14. Recuerdo
15. Canción De Amor Propio
16. Observando Las Estrellas
17. Habitantes De Alfa Centauro Encuentran La Sonda Voyager
18. Ultimamente
19. Vertigo
20. Casandra
21. La Extraña Pareja
22. Como La Cigarra
23. Papa Cuentame Otra Vez
24. Eres
25. Ya Nada Es Lo Que Era

References[link]

• Official web page