Cheb i Sabbah
The music of the world converged through the productions and remixes of Algeria-born, San Francisco-based DJ Cheb i Sabbah. The producer/promoter of a world music series, 1002 Nights, Sabbah presented a diverse cast of musicians, ranging from Pakistani qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to London-based bhangra artist Bally Sagoo. Beginning in 1988, Sabbah presented a similar series, Africa/India/Arabia, weekly at Nickie's, a popular San Francisco nightclub.
Sabbah began his professional career in the mid-'60s, when he DJ'ed at a Parisian club where he played American soul records. In the late '60s, he became involved with an experimental performance group, the Living Theater. After moving to San Francisco in 1986, he joined a similar group, the Tribal Warning Theater, building a solid reputation for his artistically spliced soundtracks for the group's shows. Sabbah's debut album, The Majoon Traveler, released in 1994, combined cut-up remixes of pieces by Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, and Angus Maclise with the poetry of Ira Cohen. He gained fame in the 2000s thanks to a series of recordings on Six Degrees, beginning with 1999's Shri Durga. Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2011, he fought it bravely for two years before succumbing in November of 2013.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Devotion
Wereldmuziek - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on 29 jan. 2008
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Keep Coming Back
Dance - Released by Six Degrees Records on 6 aug. 2021
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Shri Durga
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on 27 apr. 1999
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Krishna Lila
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on 1 jan. 2002
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
La Kahena
Wereldmuziek - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on 10 apr. 2005
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Krishna Lila - Select Bhajans - EP
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on 14 mei 2002
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on 13 jun. 2006
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
La Kahena Remixed EP
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on 6 dec. 2005
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Ya Tatr Ettayer / Mkaddar In Allah (Mono Version)
Oosters - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1960
Available in24-Bit/96 kHz Stereo