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- ↑ "Ravel's Bolero, Katia & Marielle Labeque + basque percussions" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Kalakan collaborate with Madonna".
- ↑ "KALAKAN (vocal trio with Basque percussion) – KML Music – Audiophile Audition". Audaud.com. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ↑ "Le Trio basque Kalakan remporte le tremplin polyphonique des Transhumances musicales". SudOuest.fr. 6 April 2011.
- ↑ "Kalakan: "We had to cancel a tour of Basque clubs in the US and Quebec to play with Madonna"". Euskal kultura.
- ↑ "Madonna Kicks off World Tour with Basque Group Kalakan".
- ↑ "Cycle 'Chez Les Basques' | Cinematography | Basque Country (Greater Region)". Scribd.
