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Asian Travels Vol. 1 (Album) by Dj Cheb I Sabbah

Artist Biography For Dj Cheb I Sabbah

Cheb I Sabbah Formerly Known As DJ Cheb I Sabbah Grew Up As Haim Sérge El Baaz A Jew Of Berber Amazigh Descent In Constantine Algeria. He Moved To Paris In The 1960s And More Or Less By Accident Became A DJ. His Complex Cultural Background May Have Prompted Him To Mix Musical Styles. By The Late 1980s He Was Pushing Boundaries On The Dance Floor Seeking Ways To Work African Asian And Arabic Music Into The Mix. Then As The World Music Movement Unfolded Cheb I Sabbah Began Recording Traditional And Classical Musicians Himself And Used Those Tracks To Create New Works — Effectively Music Composed By A DJ. Having Completed Four Recordings Sabbah Recently Returned To His Native North Africa To Gather The Raw Material For His Most Ambitious Project To Date La Kahena A Set Of Eight Pieces Created From Music By Eight Different Acts All Featuring Women Singers. He Was Nominated In 2006 By The BBC For The Awards For World Music In The "Club Global" Category. Cheb I Sabbah Died On 6 November 2013 In San Francisco After Battling Stomach Cancer For More Than Two Years. He Was 66 Years Old.

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