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Mon Amie La Rose by Natacha Atlas

Artist Biography For Natacha Atlas

نتاشا أطلس‎ Romanization Natacha Atlas Born 20 March 1964 Is A Belgian Singer Known For Her Fusion Of Arabic And Western Electronic Music. She Once Termed Her Music "cha'abi Moderne" Modern Popular Music . Her Music Has Been Influenced By Many Styles Including Arabic French Indian Jazz Drum 'n' Bass And Reggae. Atlas Began Her Career As Part Of The World Fusion Group Transglobal Underground. In 1995 She Began To Focus On Her Solo Career With The Release Of Diaspora. She Has Since Released Seven Solo Albums And Been A Part Of Numerous Collaborations. Her Version Of "Mon Amie La Rose" Became A Surprise Success In France Reaching 16 On The French Singles Charts In 1999. She Is A Goodwill Ambassador For The United Nations Conference Against Racism. Exploding Onto The Scene In The Early 1990s Atlas Rapidly Gained Widespread Recognition For Her Successful Pioneering Meld Of Western And Eastern Musics Specifically Her Use Of Cutting-Edge Electronic Beats With Arabic Melodies And Instrumentation. After Several Releases With Nation Records And A String Of Albums Fronting The Seminal Transglobal Underground She Debuted With Diaspora 1994 . Atlas Then Followed With Gedida Beggar’s Banquet Which Won The Victoire Award The Rest As They Say Is History. Her Critically-Acclaimed Albums Ana Hina 2007 And Mounqaliba 2010 Have Represented A Radical Evolution Of Atlas’s Artistic Horizons. On Both Atlas Combines Her Hallmark Synthesis Of Western And Middle Eastern Musical Traditions And Culture With Classical And Jazz Influences And Sounds. Indeed On Mounqaliba She Pushed The Boundaries Further Producing An Album Lavishly Orchestrated By Her Long-Time Collaborator Samy Bishai. In Addition To Her Own Projects Atlas Has Worked Extensively With An Eclectic Group Of Distinguished Artists Across A Wide Variety Of Musical Genres Including Pop Peter Gabriel Sinead O’Connor Indigo Girls And Jean-Michel Jarre Classical Nigel Kennedy Jocelyn Pook Jazz Nigel Kennedy Film Scores Danny Elfman Clint Mansell David Arnold Harry Gregson-Williams Rachel Portman And World Music Nitin Sawhney Transglobal Underground Talvin Singh . Atlas’s Distinctive Voice Has Also Featured On A Wide Number Of Soundtracks And Scores For Both Films And Video Games Including Kingdom Of Heaven 2005 The Hulk 2003 Sex And The City 2 2010 Stargate 1994 The Truth About Charlie 2002 The World Is Not Enough 1999 Die Another Day 2002 Brick Lane 2007 Sahara 2005 I Can’t Think Straight 2008 La Fille Sur Le Pont 1999 Whatever Lola Wants 2007 Bin-Jip A.K.A. 3-Iron English Title 2004 And Heavenly Sword 2007 Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories 2005 Project Gotham Racing 4 2007 . Atlas Recently Co-Composing The Music Together With Samy Bishai For The Internationally-Renowned French Contemporary Ballet Choreographer Angelin Preljocaj. The Ballet Entitled Les Nuits Will Be Touring Internationally Through To 2015. The Soundtrack Of The Music – Also Entitled Les Nuits - Is Atlas’s 2nd Release On Mazeeka Records.

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