Artist Biography by Craig Harris
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.
Tracklist
| 1 | Shri Durga (The Jagad Yoni Mix: Womb Of The World) | 11:13 |
| 2 | Kese Kese (The Zindegi Meera Mix: Love Dreams) | 6:12 |
| 3 | Mere Kabu (The Baba Bulley Shah & Baba Farid Mix: Gazelle Memories) | 12:35 |
| 4 | Maheshvara Yogi (The Mount Kailash Mix: Waiting For Parvati) | 10:10 |
| 5 | Ganga Dev (The Prakriti-Purusha Mix: River Of Mercury) | 6:44 |
| 6 | Radhe Krishna (The Sahajiya Rasa Lila Mix: Devine Pastime) | 8:30 |
| 7 | Durga Puja (The Nada Brahman Mix: Yoga Of Sound) | 6:57 |