Atlas Soul

Atlas Soul

Genres: funk, afrobeat, Fusion, jazz, arabic

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About Atlas Soul

ATLAS SOUL – Short resume. Atlas Soul is a multiple awards winning band performing original music that celebrate and blend spicy hot Afro-Mediterranean melodies/grooves with a generous dose of jazz, rock and funk! Burning live performances is their trade mark!  They have played countless major venues such as The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Festival International de Louisiane, the Boston Globe jazz Festival etc. They regularly sell out shows in the Boston area and beyond. Atlas Soul sings in French, Italian, Arabic, Hebrew and English, making it a truly cross-cultural-music-experience. The lyrics speak of love, ecology, oppression, happiness, immigration, poverty, spicy food...  Their motto is world-music-for-world-peace. Philosophically and politically, Atlas Soul hopes to inspire world peace through a fusion of music and culture that gets people to the dance floor. The band leader, Jacques Pardo a cosmopolitan French citizen that moved to Boston in the late 80’s is a composer, a producer and a multi-instrumentalist. For the 2013 Bastille Day celebration expect original compositions as well as sing along French classic pop - with a twist - from composers such as Brassens, Ferrer, Nougaro etc.. Make sure to bring your dancing shoes! Press quotes: "Atlas Soul's blend of jazz, funk and Middle-Eastern/Arabic grooves is a fascinating sonic stew that will catch any listener's ear. This is their second appearance on our CD's compilation. We like'em, and you will too". Global Rhythm Magazine “What hits hardest about Atlas Soul’s sound is the natural funk of North African music and also powerful vocals, which span fluid, passionate Gnawa melodies and husky Raï hooks. There is great wisdom in a world-music outfit that embraces divergent genres (but not so many that the sound loses its identity)" Banning Eyre. NPR Afrobeat Worldwide Effortless cross-cultural blend with enticing results! The hallmark of the North African musical tradition is openness to others. Musicians from this culture effortlessly blend centuries-old rhythms, instruments and melodic concepts with modern ideas and innovations from the world over, creating a constantly changing panorama of styles. Jacques Pardo and Atlas Soul exemplify this spirit. In their second CD, Mabrouka, the group serves up a tantalizing stew of musical styles. The delighted listener hears the influences of jazz, Latin, flamenco, French hip-hop and the traditional North African music, all blended with the deft and sure hand of a master chef. Great vocals top off the warm and savory instrumental mix. Mike Crager Boston Globe April 27, 2012|By Siddhartha Mitter Atlas Soul makes worlds collide — and party “…They continue to blend North African music, primarily the raï and chaabi styles, with jazz, reggae, and more. Chicago-raised Regie Gibson, a recent addition, brings a hip-hop element, rapping in poetry-slam style over crisp funk grooves. With fresh material and band members who clearly thrive off each other’s company and ideas, one could say Atlas Soul is going strong. The band has a devoted local following, and their music gets frequently downloaded by listeners in France, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt.” Links: Web-site http://www.atlas-soul.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/atlassoul Youtube: L’amour en banlieue http://youtu.be/-V_DgvYKHR8 Let’s take It back http://youtu.be/u70ir31rLuA

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