Cheb i Sabbah
Musical artist
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Serge El Beze, best known as Cheb i Sabbah[2] (7 August 1947 – 6 November 2013)[3] was a DJ and composer/producer known for combining Asian, Arabian, and African sounds into his compositions. El Beze was of Jewish and Berber descent.[2][4] He was born in Algeria and came from a family of musicians.[5] When he was a teenager, El Beze moved to Paris and, in 1964, began his career DJing American soul music records.[6] In 1984, he settled as a DJ in San Francisco.[4] In 1989 he began using the stage name "Cheb i Sabbah", which translates to "young of the morning".[7] He has seven recordings on the Six Degrees Records label.
7 August 1947
Cheb i Sabbah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Serge El Beze[1] 7 August 1947 |
| Died | 6 November 2013 (aged 66) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | Global Electronica |
| Occupations | DJ, composer, producer |
| Years active | 1989–2013 |
| Label | Six Degrees |
El Beze's performances included live musicians, dancers and massive projected visuals, backing up his electronic music. He was nominated for the BBC's 2006 Award for World Music in the Club Global category.[8]
His song "Toura Toura: Nav Deep Remix" was featured in soundtrack of FIFA 08 as well as Cricket 07.
El Beze was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer in May 2011.[1] He died on November 6, 2013, in San Francisco.[9]
Discography
- Shri Durga (1999)
- Maha Maya-Shri Durga Remixed (2000)
- Krishna Lila (2002)
- Krishna Lila Select (Bhajans) (2002)
- La Kahena (2005)
- La Kahena Remixed-EP (2005)
- La Ghriba-La Kahena Remixed (2006)
- Devotion (2008)
- Samaya: A Benefit Album For Cheb i Sabbah (2012)