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'I Used To Be A Dreamer': To Change The World, Souad Massi Starts With Herself

The Algerian singer talks about fighting for justice and honoring Arab poets through her music and performs three of her most powerful songs live.
Souad Massi.

Over the past 20 years, has sung provocative songs challenging authority and weaving stories in Arabic, French, and Kabyle, languages from her native Algeria. She's never been afraid to take risks through her music. "You want to know all my secrets?" asks. The Algerian artist laughs and says she has only the best.

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