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Natacha Atlas (born March 20, 1964) is a Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic music|Arabic and Music of North Africa|North African music with Western electronic music. She once termed her music "cha'abi moderne" (an updated form of Egyptian pop music). Her music has been influenced by many styles including Arabesque music, drum 'n' bass and reggae.

Early life
Atlas was born to a father of Morocco|Moroccan, Egyptian, Jewish, and Palestinian ancestry <ref>[http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=NATACHATLA JFK Performing Arts Center Artist Bio]</ref> who was born in Jerusalem and a British mother who had converted to Islam. Her paternal grandfather was born in Egypt but grew up in Palestine, immigrating to Europe at age 15.<ref>Nickson, Chris. 1997. "Transglobal Underground/Natacha Atlas: If You're Dancing, You're Dancing." ''CMJ New Music'' 43: 18-19. </ref> However, there has been some disagreement about the origins of Atlas's parents. David Bennun of ''Melody Maker'', in an article on Nation Records's website about Transglobal Underground, reports that Atlas is "a Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jew on her father's side." Atlas has confirmed that her great great grandfather was Jewish, but she considers herself to be Muslim.<ref>[http://www.muslimwakeup.com/main/archives/2003/... read all

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1. Milano Jazzin’ Festival on 7 Jul 2008
Location: via Byron, 2, 20154 Milan, Italy Alfa Romeo presents ARENA CIVICA MILANO - Ingresso Via Legnano INIZIO CONCERTI DALLE ORE 21.30 from July 7th to August 7th, 2008 7 Luglio - 7 Agosto, 2008 www.milanojazzinfestival.com www.fourone.itwww.sicomeventi.it www.alfamitoblog.it www.ticketone.it
2. Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau on 18 Jul 2008
Location: Dolgellau, United Kingdom Dolgellau stands in the beautiful valley of the River Wnion at the foot of Cader Idris and within easy reach of the beautiful sands of Cardigan Bay. The town¹s wonderful granite architecture is a majestic backdrop to this incredible music festival which is held on a large green site in the town. The festival, with its six diverse stages, offers a unique cultural mix of world rhythms and sounds.
3. Globaltica 2008 on 24 Jul 2008
Location: Gdynia, Poland Line-up festiwalu: 24 lipca, Klub Ucho 19:00 The Turbo A.C.'s, The Cuffs, The Damrockers 25 lipca, Kolibki - wejście od 18:00 mała scena: 19:00 Karbido 24:00 Siberian Extreme duża scena: 20:00 Vinicius Cantuária 22:00 Natacha Atlas 26 lipca, Kolibki - wejście od 18:00 mała scena: 18:00 Toy Vivo Duo duża scena: 19:00 Oi Va Voi 21:00 Sinéad O'Connor 23:00 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 01:00 Dunkelbunt DJ 27 lipca, Kolibki - wejście od 17:00 duża scena: 18:00 Blood or Whiskey 19:30 Strachy na Lachy 21:00 Leningrad 28 lipca, klub Ucho 19:00 Spitfire, Radio Bagdad Karnet: 99 PLN Bilety jednodniowe: Piątek: 45 PLN Sobota: 65 PLN Niedziela: 40 PLN
4. Festival de Sedieres on 27 Jul 2008
Location: Clergoux, France With Woven Hand and Natacha Atlas http://www.sedieres.fr/index.php?affich_test_flash=1
5. Sziget Festival on 12 Aug 2008
Location: Óbudai Island, Budapest, Hungary The Sziget Festival (pronounced ['sigɛt], similar to see'-get) is one of Europe's largest music and cultural festivals, held annually in August in Budapest, Hungary. The festival takes place on Óbudai-sziget ("Old-Buda Island"), an island on the Danube, thus Sziget stands for Island. Currently it boasts more than 1000 performances each year. The week-long festival has grown from a relatively low-profile 1993 student event to become one of the definitive European rock festivals by the late 1990's, with about half of all visitors coming from outside Hungary. Attendancy rates surpassed the 250 000 mark in 1997 and the 350 000 mark in 2001. The all-time peak year was 2005 with 385 000 visitors. Unofficial English Fans Guide to going to Sziget Festival is at http://www.szigetfestival.co.uk/ Day -1: hungarian artists Day 0: Iron Maiden Day 1-5: Sziget normal
6. Natacha Atlas Acoustic on 26 Sep 2008
Location: Vodičkova 36, 11150 Praha, Czech Republic
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