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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Shri Durga
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on Apr 27, 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Devotion
World - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on Jan 29, 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Krishna Lila
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on Jan 1, 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Kahena
World - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on Apr 10, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Keep Coming Back
Dance - Released by Six Degrees Records on Aug 6, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on Jun 13, 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Krishna Lila - Select Bhajans - EP
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on May 14, 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Kahena Remixed EP
Electronic - Released by Six Degrees Travel Series on Dec 6, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ya Tatr Ettayer / Mkaddar In Allah (Mono Version)
Oriental Music - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 1960
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo