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Misrata band lays down a soundtrack for Libya's rebels

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'People are fighting with their guns, we are fighting with our voices,' says FB 17, named after the day rebellion broke out in Libya.

Bands the world over complain about how tough it was in the early years: no money, no gigs, money-grabbing producers. But such annoyances pale alongside the travails of Libya's FB 17.

Try cutting your first CD in Misrata, with the city under siege and missiles crashing down around you, in a studio that is no more than a bombproof room and a laptop which only works between long power cuts.
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