The Public Theater in New York has been presenting the first Habibi Festival of contemporary Arabic music. Host Marco Werman offers one example of the performing artists: Alsarah and the Nubatones, featuring a song frontwoman Alsarah wrote in 2019 in solidarity with fellow Sudanese protesting for democracy.
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