Cheb i Sabbah was a DJ and composer/producer known for combining Asian, Arabic, and African sounds into his compositions. Sabbah was of Jewish and Berber descent. He was born in Algeria into a family of musicians and moved to Paris as a teenager, where in 1964 he began his career DJing American soul music records. In 1984, settled as a DJ in San Francisco. In 1989 he began using the stage name « Cheb i Sabbah », which translates to « young of the morning ».
He has seven recordings on the Six Degrees Records label.
Sabbah incorporated aspects of the « outernational » style with a defense of traditional music, noting: « the most important focus for me is to keep the musical tradition alive. For example, folk, trance and healing musicians are struggling to make a living and teach the young generations. Once those musicians go, it’s over, then what? »
Sabbah’s performances included live musicians…
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