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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 MABROUKA, meaning blessing, good luck charm, or incantation.Available at Atlas Soul: Mabrouka Winners of the Independent Music Awards in the World category , Atlas Soul incorporates many genres: Rai, Funk, Shaabi, Jazz, Afrobeat, Jungle, Socca, Reggae, Gnawa & Samba. "It might sound a bit ambitious but it comes to us very naturally," Jacques Pardo, leader of the band explains. Atlas Soul sings in Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, Hebrew and English, making it not only a truly World Music band, but probably one of the only group of this kind currently residing in the United States of America. The lyrics speak of love, natural wonders, oppression, poverty, and of the melancholy of immigrants longing for their homelands. 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. |
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Atlas Soul has played venues like the Montreal Jazz Festival (twice), The Kennedy Center, The Louisiana International Music Festival, The Houston International Festival, The Musikfest, The FNX/Boston Phoenix Jazz Series at the Hatch Shell, The Festival international Nuits d’Afrique (Montreal) The Boston Globe Jazz Festival, The Steppin’Out Festival, MASS MoCA , Les Francofolies de Montreal, etc… They have been booked on the same bill and shared the stage with international artist such as Lady Smith Black Mombazo, Thomas Mapfumo, Alpha Blondy, Hassan Hakmoun, Baba Maal and Cheb Nasro. “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)" writes world music journalist Banning Eyre. For more information and review copies of their latest "Mabrouka!" CD, please contact Jacques Pardo at 617 923 9957 or email him at Jacques@Atlas Soul
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Atlas SoulJacques Pardo 122 Spruce Street Watertown, MA 02472 email: Jacquesweb: Atlas Soulphone: 617 923 9957 cell: 617 513 9675 NEW ATLAS SOUL (EP) CD RELEASE: MABROUKA! Monday August 21, 2006 (Watertown, MA) – L'amour en banlieueone of the five songs included in Atlas Soul new EP release MABROUKA is the winner of the Global Rhythm magazine/ Sonic Bids Song contest for August 2006. L'Amour En Banlieue appear on Global Rhythm’s compilation CD that reaches 120,000 readers each month Global Rhythm is a monthly World Music, Culture & Lifestyle magazine sold internationally at major music chains, independent music and book retailers, and at newsstands. Atlas Soul, a Boston and New York-based band performing original music that celebrates Afro-Mediterranean cultures, is releasing a new (EP) recording: MABROUKA (which means: Blessing or/and good luck charm or/and incantations). “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)" world music journalist Banning Eyre writes. Winners of the Independent Music Awards 2004 in the World category , Atlas Soul incorporates many genres: Moroccan Raï, Shaabi, West African Hilife, Socca, Reggae, Samba, Jazz, Funk, and Rock. "It might sound a bit ambitious but it comes to us very naturally," Jacques Pardo, leader of the band explains. Atlas Soul sings in Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, French and English, making it not only a truly World Music band, but probably one of the only group of this kind currently residing in the United States of America. The lyrics speak of love, natural wonders, oppression, poverty, and of the melancholy of immigrants longing for their homelands. Philosophically and politically Atlas Soul hopes to inspire world peace through a fusion of music and culture that gets people to the dance floor.For more information and review copies of their latest "Mabrouka!" CD, please contact Jacques Pardo at 617 923 9957 or email him at Jacques@Atlas Soul |
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