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Atlas Maior
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July 2023 #23 - Top 40 for Middle Eastern Influence Chamber Of Mirrors (track)
May 2022 #33 - Top 40 for Middle Eastern Influence Chamber Of Mirrors (track)
December 2021 #33 - Top 40 for Middle Eastern Influence Chamber Of Mirrors (track)
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Keyif EP Reviews & Press Release Keyif  EP Reviews & Features Atlas Maior Interview & Performance on KUTX Studio 1-A http://kutx.org/musicarchive/atlas-maior-kutx-11-4-15 World Beat Canada – Atlas Maior discusses EP  Keyif  (30 min mark) https://www.mixcloud.com/Calcopyrite/worldbeatcanada-radio-november-7-2015/ Cal Koat...
World Music Group Atlas Maior Announces Release of Two-Disc Album Palindrome Austin, Texas October 17, 2014 The world music fusion group Atlas Maior announces the release of their two-disc album Palindrome, available in CD and digital format from online music retailers (CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon mp3, Google Play) on October 17, 2014. During a two-month recording process at Bell Tree Recording Studio in Austin, TX during...
American World Music Group Atlas Maior Announces Istanbul, Turkey Tour Austin, TX August 13, 2013 Austin, Texas-based world music group Atlas Maior to perform and study traditional and contemporary Turkish music. Group launches Indiegogo campaign to support their Istanbul, Turkey tour The world music fusion group Atlas Maior will travel to Istanbul, Turkey September 9-22nd, 2013 to perform and study traditional a...
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About: Atlas Maior on Tour: Istanbul, Turkey
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About: Atlas Maior Palindrome
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About: Atlas Maior Live at Fatih Üniversitesi September 2013
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About: Atlas Maior on tour in Istanbul 2013
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ABOUT
Often reminiscent of compositions by Kronos Quartet or Le Trio Joubran, Riptide offers a hypnotic, truly international experience." - Jazz Journal U.K.

"Atlas Maior's alloy of Arabic melodies, jazz harmonies, and rhythmic eclecticism beats the noise of other so-called world fusion acts." - Austin Chronicle

"If surf rock had existed on Cyprus in the 1920s, it might sound like Atlas Maior's song 'Iddaa!!', with the sax sailing over tight, catchy, minor-key bass riffage." - New York Music Daily

Atlas Maior creates original music that combines elements of Progressive Jazz, Middle Eastern, Latin, and Indian music traditions. Band members Joshua Thomson (alto saxophone, flutes) and Josh Peters (oud, lavta) create a unique sound that balances intimate moments of sincerity with powerful melodies and incendiary rhythmic passages. The group writes original melodies exploring maqamat (the Middle Eastern modal system) and harmonic progressions found in American jazz. Atlas Maior composes with a variety of rhythms and instrumentation, including Indian tablas, kanjira, and Chinese hulusi.

As an ensemble, Atlas Maior has released five studio albums, most recently RIPTIDE, voted a 2019 Top 100 release by The Austin Chronicle. During 2020-21, the group released four singles which featured Coke Studios artist Ali Pervez Mehdi (Nazuk, Ya Ali, and two studio remixes). The group has toured nationally and internationally while garnering positive reviews and media placement from Jazziz Magazine, NPR's PRI The World, New York Daily Music, Jazz Journal, Afropop Worldwide, Songlines, and in 2019 were named City of Austin Cultural Ambassadors.
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