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Emel Mathlouthi: Can music change the world?

Sarah Montague speaks to the Tunisian singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouthi whose song Kelmti Horra was an anthem of the Arab Spring. Her work combines traditions of the Arabic world with western influences. Can music be experimental, socially engaged and entertaining?

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