Egyptian-Anglo singer Natacha Atlas had already recorded a subversive political song on her new album Mounqaliba (In a State of Reversal), recorded in 2010.
By Marco Werman/The World
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Then the uprising in Egypt gave her the chance to adapt that song for a new Egyptian experience. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Atlas about the new track, called "Egypt: Rise to Freedom."