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Angelo Mio (my Angel)

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We're Atlas Soul
Music: Jacques Pardo/ Lyrics: Regie Gibson


We're Atlas Soul and our goal: Musify the planet from equator to the poles (2x)

People often want to know what our music is
Because they dig all of the hip influences 
I say "just listen
And resist the labelin'"
But, if they insist I tell them:

"Start with some heavy Funk of Maghrebi
Mix in some Jazz and Rai to get the melody 
Throw it in a pot with some Rock and some Hip-Hop
And next thing you know...this is what you've got"

We're Atlas Soul and our goal: Musify the planet from equator to the poles (2x)

This is a night you've come for the fire
Musical heat that'll make you perspire
But you desire to be inspired 
And to rise higher, higher, and higher

Decrease your anger
Release your tensions
Through this unique musical intervention
HMMMMMM!? Did I forget to mention
We don't give a damn about your race or religion

Black or you're White or you're Jew or a Christian
Buddhist or Muslim or non-God believin'
We only care that you share this vision:
One world moving in one rhythm 

We're Atlas Soul and our goal: Musify the planet from equator to the poles (2x)

So may our souls become reawakened
So we can transcend all of our hatreds
For this to happen, give this a chance:
Love, play, chant, meditate, then dance

May you have love in each and every way
May you find time for yourself just to play
May you learn to chant and learn to meditate
May you find time to dance each and every day

Love, play, chant, meditate, then dance
Love, play, chant, meditate, then dance 
Love, play, chant, meditate, then dance 
Love, play, chant, meditate, then dance

We're Atlas Soul and our goal: Musify the planet from equator to the poles (2x) 

Lyrics: Regie Gibson
Music and arrangement: Jacques Pardo
Recorded at the French Cultural Center Bastille Day celebration festival July 2013.
Audio: Graham Tobias from MediaStructura.com. Video Jean and James Dunoyer from Dunoyerfilm.com

Regie Gibson: Lead Vocals, percussion
Burcu Gulec: Lead Vocals
Jacques Pardo: Sax
Tim Paul Weiner: Bass
Jon Simmons: Trombone
Perry Bakalos: Guitar
Matt Steinberg: Drums
Steve Lamb: Guitar
Michael Maleson: Trumpet
Andy Cormier: Trumpet
Alice Iu: Vocals
Anita Coelho: Vocals 

Atlas Soul is a multiple award-winning band performing original music that celebrates and blends spicy hot Afro-Mediterranean melodies and grooves with a generous dose of jazz, hip-hop, rock, and funk!

Burning live performances with audience participation are their trademark! 

They have won or placed the Independent Music Awards four times -- including the 2013 IMA vox poll in 2 categories - as well as winning accolades from many other music contests (too many to be listed here..)

They have played scores of major venues such as The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Festival International de Louisiane, the Boston Globe Jazz Festival, and more. They regularly sell out shows in the Boston area and beyond. 

Atlas Soul sings in French, Italian, Arabic, Hebrew and English, making their performances truly cross-cultural music experiences. The lyrics speak of love, ecology, oppression, happiness, immigration, poverty, spicy food... The band has produced five CDs: Chamsa, Mabrouka, Maktoub, Live@Regattabar, and Gypsy Wind.

Atlas Soul's motto, world music for world peace, spells out its philosophical and political goal: to inspire world peace through a fusion of music and culture that gets people to the dance floor.

We Are Atlas Soul - One World - "Live"

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Gypsy Wind

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2013 Independent Music Award Vox Poll winner in 2 categories.
EP World Music: Gypsy Wind (4 songs)
Funk/Fusion/Jam: This Won't Take Long
This EP album features ANWAR MAGHREB vocals on two Maghrebi /Funk originals: Gypsy Wind and La Plus Belle.  REGIE GIBSON vocals are featured on an original Funk, It Won't Take Long and our own rendition of Harlem Nocturne...Enjoy! 
Recorded and mixed by Pericles Bakalos @ Erudite Effects Studios,
Produced by Pericles Bakalos and Jacques Pardo/Cosmos Music Productions
Mastering @ Media Structura Productions by Graham Tobias http://blog.grahamtobias.com/
Album cover by Gloria Calderon-Saenz http://www.gloriacalderonsaenz.com
Anwar Maghreb: Vocals
Regie Gibson: Vocals
Jacques Pardo : Tenor Sax, Banjo
Perry Bakalos: Guitar
Jon Simmons: Trombone
Nadjim Kebir: Drums
Tim Paul Weiner: Bass
Dave Buda : Bass on This Won't Take Long"
Dave Fox: Drum on "This Won't Take Long"

Gypsy Wind: Vocals and Lyrics Anwar Maghreb.  Music : Jacques Pardo
This Won't Take Long: Vocals & Lyrics Regie Gibson. Music: Perry Bakalos
La Plus Belle: Vocals and Lyrics Anwar Maghreb.  Music: Jacques Pardo
Harlem Nocturne: Vocals & Lyrics Regie Gibson. Music: Earle Hagen


This Won't Take Long Feat. Regie Gibson. Independent Music Awards Vox Poll Winner Funk/Jam/Fusion

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La Plus Belle, featuring Anwar Maghreb on vocals.

Album Notes
Recorded and mixed by Pericles Bakalos @ Erudite Effects Studios,
Produced by Pericles Bakalos and Jacques Pardo
Mastering @ Media Structura Productions by Graham Tobias http://blog.grahamtobias.com/
Album cover by Gloria Calderon-Saenz http://www.gloriacalderonsaenz.com

Independent Music Award finalist and vox poll winner in 2 categories:
EP category: world
Funk/Fusion/Jam category: This Won't Take Long

Anwar Maghreb: Vocals
Regie Gibson: Vocals
Jacques Pardo : Tenor Sax, Banjo
Perry Bakalos: Guitar
Jon Simmons: Trombone
Nadjim Kebir: Drums
Tim Paul Weiner: Bass
Dave Buda : Bass on This Won't Take Long"
Dave Fox: Drum on "This Won't Take Long"


La Plus Belle

Heart felt ballad recorded "live" at Mass MoCA!

Album Notes
"My Heart" recorded "live" at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. The show was billed as a " World Funk Dance Party" and was one of the most memorable concert by Atlas Soul. The public that included a large group of prof. dancers was amazing and gave us a super warm reception!
"My Heart" a love song was the only ballad in the set.
Featuring:
Mustafa Miftah: vocals
Boujemaa Razgui: nay (arabian flute) percussions
Nepo Soteri: bass
Todd Isler: drums
Azouhouni Adou: keyboards/synthesizer
Jacques Pardo: guitar /composition

My Heart

Gypsy Wind  feat. Anwar Maghreb. 2013  Independent Music Award Vox Poll winner World EP

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Mahmouma

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Samba Baba (Live)

Assume the Position
Words by Regie Gibson

VI
Hands up! Legs spread! Did you hear what I just said?
Don’t move a muscle, boy or for sure you’re gonna end up dead.
Put your hands on the steering wheel where I can see them-- one at 10 one at 2. 
Don’t gimme any look-- don’t gimme any lip-- don’t gimme any excuse to shoot.
Not like I need one, ‘cuz--  huh, son you and I we both know the truth: 
is that the average white American out here don’t really give a damn what I do
as long as they can convince themselves someone looking like me in blue
is doing his best to protect them from somebody who is looking like you
ASSUME THE POSITION!
  
VII
Hands up! Legs spread! Has historically been said
to entire nation that have ever let the sickness of fascism spread--
like some kinda virus growing inside its entire body politic
and it’s no coincidence it begins with ranting racist rhetoric.
And then progresses to the mistreatment of certain minorities and immigrants--
which then plays to the prejudices 
hidden in the mind of a preponderance of its citizens.
Then dark history begins again--
And those and them that swear it can not happen here--
You’d be surprised how quickly they rise and
ASSUME THE POSITION!

VIII
When will we learn that denying others human rights
is only gonna put our own in the rifle sights?
The very notion of American liberty 
is only guaranteed if it’s enforced equally.
But to do this is gonna take a civic nut, gut, and ovary
to keep our country from giving in to tyranny.
But if we find we don’t have that kind of commitment
Then, get ready to:
ASSUME THE POSITION!

Up against the wall and ASSUME THE POSITION!.

This ain't your country anymore!

Assume The Position Sax Version (Lafayette Gilchrist)

Global Funk -  Regie Gibson
Intro: 4-bars bass and guitar; then 4-bars chant and guitar then all in Verse 1 (8 bars)

What y’all hearing is funk getting global 
Hitting world wide yet still staying local 
Original music—original vocals 
good in the hood or in Constantinople
( good from the hood all the way to Morocco) Rai groove grooving all up in the background North African and American sounds 
Atlas Soul on a roll blending both sounds now Yes, 
East met West and we found common ground 

Lyric Chorus 8 bars: 
Global funk is the funk we pump 
guaranteed to make the world wanna stomp and jump 
and if you wanna lift yourselves out of funkin' slumps 
then come and bump your rump to some global funk (2x’s) 

Music Chorus – hook -(8 bars)

Verse 2 (8 bars):

 How about this for the next headline 
world unified by a funky (time) (melodic line) borders dissolved by a musical enzyme in global funk it happens every time
 All natural, certified organic 
with a groove that’ll move but is solid as granite
 how does it happen? That’s the way god planned it (Cause the universe demands it) 
but if you ain’t funky then you can’t understand it       

 Chorus 8 bars: 
Global funk is the funk we pump 
guaranteed to make the world wanna stomp and jump 
and if you wanna lift yourselves out of funkin' slumps 
then come and bump your rump to some global funk (2x’s)

Music Chorus (8 bars): Chant and Guitar Solo (Undetermined Amount of Bars But Ends With 8 Bar Musical Chorus)

 Verse 3 (8 bars):

 even if you walk through the valley of death the only thing to fear is being globally funkless cuz life with no global funk is (just) pointless 
but we gots plenty global funk left 
and we vow to keep that funk resoundin’ through every nation, state, city street and town 
and even to the seas, deserts, plains and mountains 
and leave the globe funkier than how we found it 

Lyric Chorus 8 bars: 

Global funk is the funk we pump 
guaranteed to make the world wanna stomp and jump 
and if you wanna lift yourselves out of funkin' slumps 
then come and bump your rump to some global funk (2x’s)

ATLAS SOUL

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