"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

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Atlas Soul is an award-winning band performing original music that celebrates Afro-Mediterranean culture and rhythm spiced with Jazz and Funk.

"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

Their spirited live performances are hypnotic and get the audience in a dancing trance! They have played venues such as The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Festival International de Louisiane, The Houston International Festival, Musikfest, The FNX/Boston Phoenix Jazz Series at the Hatch Shell, The Festival International Nuits dâAfrique (Montreal) The Boston Globe Jazz Festival, The SteppinâOut Festival, MASS MoCA , Les Francofolies de Montreal, and many moreâ¦They have been booked on the same bill and shared the stage with international artists such as Lady Smith Black Mombazo, Thomas Mapfumo, Gigi, Alpha Blondy, Hassan Hakmoun, Baba Maal and Cheb Nasro to name just a few.

âWhat hits hardest about Atlas Soulâs 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.

They have released 4 CDs .The latest EP âMaktoubâ (Destine) 2007 is already Independent Music Awards Finalist 2008 (with the song Ana Weyak/You and Me)
The 2006 5 songs EP release: MABROUKA (blessings) received rave acclaims:
Independent Music Awards 2007 Vox Populi Winners (world fusion)
Independent Music Awards 2007 Finalist (with the song: L'amour en banlieue)
11th Annual Unisong International Song Contest (2007) Finalist (with the song: L'amour en banlieue)
Billboard World SONG CONTEST (2007) Honorable Mention (with the song: L'amour en banlieue)
Global Rhythm magazine Song Contest Winners (2006) (with the song: L'amour en banlieue)
Canary Islands International Song Contest Finalist (2006) (with the song: Quiere me y veras)

They are Boston Music Awards Nominees (Outstanding World Music Act) 2000,2001, 2002, 2006 & 2007

The new song âMahmoumaâ is selected to be included in the Music For Peace compilation CD.
The song âSOLEâ is released by PETROL RECORDS/EMI world wide in 9/07 on a compilation called "Arabia, The Greatest Songs Ever"
âL'Amour En Banlieueâ appeared on the Global Rhythmâs compilation CD 8/06 (that reaches 120,000 readers each month) along with songs from artist such as Asha Bhosle, Ska Cubano & Salif Keita.
"Angelo Mio" appeared on the Global Rhythmâs CD compilation 10/06 along with songs from artist such as T. Jobim, Marisa Monte, Lee Ritenour, Gal Costa & Tania Maria
âMabroukaâ was also selected to be used on the Rock n Cookinâ Kitchen - TV Show. The show is currently in production and will be broadcast on DATV via Time Warner Cable Channel 20 Dayton and 19 MVCC. They will also expand to include Chicago and California in the near future.

Winners of the Independent Music Awards 2004 in the World Fusion category, Atlas Soul incorporates many genres: Raï, 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.

For more information and review copies of their latest "Maktoub" CD, or to be on their mailing list please contact Jacques Pardo at 617 923 9957 or email him at jacquespardo@comcast.net

Recorded and mixed by Graham Tobias at TMobile Productions
Produced by Jacques Pardo at Cosmos Music Productions
All songs by Jacques Pardo. Lyrics by Anwar Souini.
âLâamour en banlieueâ French lyrics by Johann Sarton, Arabic lyrics and vocals by Nadwa AlRifai. Oud and Electric Bass by Walid Zairi

Jacques Pardo: guitar, tenor & soprano sax, vocal on âlâamour en banlieueâ
Anwar Souini: lead vocal
Tim Paul Weiner: electric bass
Jon Simmons: trombone, guitar
Jason Kenyon: drums
Boujemaa Razgui: percussions, vocals