In 1936; by 1939 its population had swollen to 166,000. Qaraghandy was made a city in 1934 and an oblast (province) administrative centre of the Kazakh S.S.R. The city’s importance increased during, when the Germans occupied the, and the Parkhomenko coal-mining machinery works was among those evacuated to Qaraghandy. Forced labour was extensively used in its development. Kamennij vek v kazahstane kratko. Mining ceased in the 1920s but expanded quickly after 1931 following completion of a railway link and a decree that the Qaraghandy basin was to be developed as a major coal-mining area to supply industry in the.

Kusturica returned to the group following the Black Cat, White Cat film and the band's name changed to Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra. In 1999, the No Smoking Orchestra recorded a new album, Unza Unza Time, produced by the Universal record company, as well as a music video, directed by Emir Kusturica.

Until 1991, Nele KARAJLIC and Sejo SEXTON have been together leaders of the biggest yugoslavian rock band: Zabranjeno pusenje (No smoking in servo-croatian). After their split-up, Nele continues playing with the No Smoking Orchestra, internationally known and related to director Emir KUSTURICA.

In parallel, Sejo SEXTON succeed in the Balkans with Zabranjeno pusenje, other version of the band. Sejo is bosnian, Nele is serbian. It has been 20 years since the last time these two old neighbors and friends have seen each other.

United by music and separated by war their story is a mirror of the country its own. .

Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician Emir Kusturica, along with his group The No Smoking Orchestra, transform the Poble Espanyol Hivernacle into a big Balkan party, as they perform tracks from their new album along with some of the most magical moments of Kusturica's filmography, like 'Black Cat, White Cat' and 'Life Is a Miracle'. The onstage result: the good kind of madness and unbridled fun to the sounds of country rhythms, Turkish marches, gypsy trumpets, Italian classics, South American beats, techno-pop loops, Balkan tunes with punk bases, gypsy tradition. A feast for the eyes and ears. Posted: Monday October 8 2018.