http://afropopshop.org/New Music From dj Cheb i Sabbah on Calabash Music2008-08-29T08:48:41ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comShri Durgahttp://djchebisabbah.afropopshop.org/#album_922642006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Shri DurgaVocals: Ustad Salamat Ali Khan: 1, 4 Sarangi: Ustad Sultan Khan: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 Mala Ganguly: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 Sarod: K. Sridhar: 4, 6, 7 Ustad Sultan Khan: 6 Sitar: Ustad Habib Khan: 5, 6 Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan: 1 Dutar: Aziz Herawi: 2 Shafqat Ali Khan: 1, 2, 5 Tabla: Ustad Tari Khan: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 Sukhawat Ali Khan: 3 Scheherazade Stone: 3 Elijah Opium: 3 Bass: Bill Laswell: 1, 2, 3, 5 Drums: Kevin "Broun Fellini" Carnes: 3, 5, 6 Tanbura: Michael Irvine: 1, 3, 6, 7 Bendir: Yassir Chadly: 1 Dholak, tabla, bass: Baba Larry Ji: 6 Production, composition, adaptation & mixation: dj Cheb i Sabbah. All tracks published by Sabbah: 1008 Puja Music BMI Samples used with utmost respect and kind permission from: The sacred fire of Homa, mantras, prayers and invocations from the soundtrack Raga courtesy of Ravi Shankar. 

Yoni Puja ritual featuring Durga Das Shastri at the Great Cremation Ground, Tara Pith, Orissa, India from the soundtrack Tantra courtesy of Nik Douglas. Kumbh Mela mantric ambiances recorded by Ira Cohen & Ira Landgarten, Hardwar, India, 1986, courtesy of Akashic Records. Radhe Govinda bhajan excerpt from Navratri in Hairakhan recorded & produced by Emam for Eternal Music. Muslim prayers taken from the World of Islam series courtesy of Topic Records. ProTooled & engineered by Baba Larry Ji (appearing courtesy of Invisible Records) at Nasik Studios, Berkeley, CA. Final engineering assisted by Bob "Buba" Appel. Vocals & instruments tracked by Randy Rood at Emeryville Recording Company, Emeryville, CA. Bill Laswell recorded & engineered by Robert Musso at Orange Music, Orange, NJ. Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" K. Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA. 

CD design: dj Cheb i Sabbah/1002 Nights. Photoshopped by Tamir Karta and Rex Ray. Original cover photo, Riverside Shrine Beside the Ganges by Frank Monaco. Inside photo of Hirapur Yogini Pitth and centerfold photo of Rhaniphur Jharial 64-Yogini Pitth, Orissa, by Nik Douglas. Music notes inspired by Alain Daniélou, The Ragas of Northern India Music, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi, 1980. Thank you to Eva, Elijah and Suzanne for their love.Shukria to Ustad Salamat Ali Khan for the devotion.Namaste to K. Sridhar Ji for raga theory and musical guidance.Tashi Delek to Don Cherry for being "Hear and Now." THE NATURE OF SOUND Sound is considered to be of two kinds, one a vibration of ether, the other a vibration of air. The vibration of ether, which cannot be perceived in the physical sense, is considered the principle of all manifestation, the basis of all substance, the "music of the spheres." 

It forms permanent numerical patterns which are the basis of the world's existence. This kind of vibration is not caused by physical shock as are audible sounds. It is therefore called anahata, "unstruck." The other kind of sound is an impermanent vibration of air, an image of the ether vibration. It is audible and always produced by a shock. It is therefore called ahata or "struck." "Struck sound is said to give pleasure, unstruck sound leads to Liberation." (Narada Purana.) THE RAGAS Indian classical music, Hindustani of the North, and Carnatic of the South, is linked to the philosophy of the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India. As one of the basic principles of Indian music, ragas sing the language of the soul and are devotional in spirit. "A raga is a particular arrangement of sounds in which notes and melodic movement appear like ornaments to enchant the mind." (Sangita - darpana) Each of the notes of the scale has its own kind of expression and a distinct psychological or physical effect, and so it can be related to a color, a mood, a metre, a deity or one of the subtle centers, chakras of the body. Accordingly, raga, which comes from the root ranga, to color, to tinge, reflects particular emotions and flavors, rasa, as well as seasons and times of day or night. Love/shringara, laughter/hasya, compassion/karuna, heroism/vira, wrath/raudra, fear/bhayanaka, disgust/bibhatsa, wonder/adbhuta, and peace/shanti are said to be the nine moods of dramatic art. 

Hindustani music has so far transcended the boundaries of religious differences as both Hindus and Muslims are practitioners of this art and regularly learn, perform and practice together. This same music is also found in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. The music of Shri Durga is the coming together of dj science and ragas, sung and played by Hindu and Muslim musicians. To each raga, I have given a second title to evoke an image of a particular lila, or divine pastime. To Her, the swan that swims in the heart of saints and to the Aghori Vimalananda. May it be auspicious. Sarva Mangalam dj Cheb i Sabbah]]>MahaMaya - Shri Durga Remixedhttp://djchebisabbah.afropopshop.org/#album_924002006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from MahaMaya - Shri Durga RemixedOriginal songs from the CD Shri Durga, on Six Degrees Records Track 1 features the voice of Naga Baba and samples from "Kumbh Mela" recorded in Hardwar, India, 1998 Folktribe Records. www.folktriberec.iuma.com. Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" K. Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA. CD design: dj Cheb i Sabbah/1002 Nights. Photoshopped by Dana Dana Dana. All tracks published by Sabbah: 1008 Puja Music BMI Produced by dj Cheb i Sabbah]]>Krishna Lilahttp://djchebisabbah.afropopshop.org/#album_930042006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Krishna LilaThe South Baby Sreeram & Party: Baby Sreeram: vocals Akkarai S. Subha Lakshmi: violin V. Balaji: mridangam Tracks 1 - 2 - 3 A.K. Devi & Party: A.K. Devi: Sarasvati vina J. Vaidhyanathan: mridangam N. Ramachanran: gatham Tracks 4 - 5 The North Radhika & Party: Radhika Rajiv: vocals K. Raman Shankar: harmonium, manjira Girish Sabnis: tabla Tracks 6 - 8 K. Sridhar: sarod Tracks 6 - 9 K. Shivakumar: violin Tracks 8 - 9 Deepak Ram: bansuri Tracks 6 - 8 Pandit Ulhas Bapat: santur Yogesh Samsi: tabla Track 7 Rafiuddin Sabri: tabla Track 9 s and Bombay India Anurodh Jain: daf, manjira, ocorico Tracks 1 - 7 Karsh Kale: drums Tracks 1 - 3 - 8 Bill Laswell: bass Tracks 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 8 ProTooled & engineered by Gaurav Raina Punditz at Shanti Studio, San Francisco, CA and at Punditz Studios, New Delhi, India and by Baba Larry Ji at Nasik Sudios, Berkeley, CA Additional ProTool & engineering by Bob Appel Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA The South recorded in Madras, at Audio Media and engineered by SB. Raja The North recorded in Bombay, at Studio 2000 and engineered by Mahesh Amberkar & Edward Noronha and in New Delhi, at Studio Synthesis and engineered by Lokesh Dhawan Bill Laswell and Karsh Kale recorded and engineered by Robert Musso at Orange Music, Orange, NJ Vrindaban samples recorded by Madhu Das CD design: dj Cheb i Sabbah Photoshopped by Michael Snyder Devotee photo of sacred thread tying taken by Vivek Sharma at The Kalp Taru, Rajasthan, India Translations and transliterations of all bhajans can be viewed at www.chebisabbah.com ]]>La Kahena Remixed EPhttp://djchebisabbah.afropopshop.org/#album_932282006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from La Kahena Remixed EP]]>La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixedhttp://djchebisabbah.afropopshop.org/#album_933272006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from La Ghriba: La Kahena RemixedLa Ghriba cements Cheb i Sabbah's legacy as a pioneer and visionary in the exciting, fast-changing world of trans-global music as an artist and producer. Selecting eleven re-mixers to further evolve and transform the music of La Kahena, the result is La Ghriba, a landmark in today's electronica movement. Including remixers Temple of Sound, Bill Laswell, MoMo, Makyo and newcomers Fnaïre & Bassnectar]]>La Kahenahttp://djchebisabbah.afropopshop.org/#album_939222006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from La KahenaSalaam: To all the musicians who showered so much baraka and inspiration. Choukrane: The film crew: Khalil Benkirane, Mohamed Achaour, Nour-Eddine Tilsaghani, Matthieu Daude, Elijah Opium. Wolfgang Funk and family. Ali Essafi, Fatema Loukili, Rachida, Momo Loudiyi, Aniko Boehler, Louise Prankerd, Maria Daif. Riad Masson, Souné Wade and Mathilde Chevrel at L’Institut Français De Marrakech. Abdellatif Aït Ben Abdallah and Dar Zellige Marrakech. Abel and Kenza Damoussi, Abdelkader Mana, Rabiaa Zehriri, Fouad and Suleyman. The Jemaa el Fna musicians. Merci à: Jwana “Jima” Harfouch for calling out Haïm. Khaled, Souad Massi, Amina Annabi, Nouredine Gafaiti, Roger Zaouch, Steve Shehan, Florence Cattin. Thank you: Suzanne, Elijah, Eva, Nahïr and bébé. To all my karmic families and my apologies for the ones i have failed. Six Degrees Records, Dawn Elder, Gillian Zali, Navdeep Mundi, Anthony Kornarens, Hamid Kherief, Mounir Mohamed, Adam Basma, Banning Eyre. Ameur Ben Arab, Ben Mohamed, Azam Ali, Loganath Torkian, Ali Sachedina, Howard Palmer, Nusrat, Afshan and Laila Durrani, Yatrika Shah-Rais, Mamak Kadem. The Dhamaal crew, Taal Dance Troupe, The Urban Groove crew. Eddie Stern and family, The SoundWalk crew. Maya, Robert Koch, Rukmini, Corey Weinstein, Steve Ben Israel and family, Goa Gil and Ariane, Bill Bowen and family, Michael Snyder. EveryOne at Temple Bar, KCRW, KPFK 90.7FM, KPFA 94.1FM. Darek Mazzone, Eric Schmidt, Rick Senechal, Chad Hodge, Eddie Rehfeldt and the crew at Microsoft Studios. Shukria: Bir Giri Maharaj, Prem Giri, Rampuri Baba, The Juna Akhara. Gaurav Raina and Mallika, Akshaya Pandit, Tapan Raj and Anoushka, Jayant Luthra and Gayatri, Gautam Kaul and Sonia, Anoushka Shankar and Nishan Peralta, Bijinder. For the Zaouch sisters, The Falcon family and Constantine: Ya Hasra! For all Jews and Muslims, daughters and sons of Sarah, Hagar and Abraham. 1. Esh ’Dani, Alash Mshit: Why Did I Follow Him? Cheba Zahouania: voice - Ouled Ben Aguida: chorus - Othmane Assi: oud - Gibril Bennani: violin - Brahim Elbelkani: Gnawa guimbri - B’Net Marrakech: voices, derbouka, bendirs, tabsel - Farid Hamidat: derbouka - Mokhtar “Kamy” Gaid: keyboards. 2. Sadats: Saints Of Marrakesh “Aziza” Malika Ait-Zouin: lead voice, oud - Halima Chamkhi, Fatimah Bakkou, Fatimah Malih: voices, percussion - Brahim Elbelkani: Gnawa guimbri. 3. Toura Toura Brahim Elbelkani: Gnawa guimbri, voice - Khadija Lilich, Atika Lilich, Zahira Elbelkani: chorus - Ismail Elbelkani, Mohamed Naïm: qarqabas, handclaps. 4. i - Alla Al ’Hbab: Blessed Be My Friends ii - Hajti Fi Gurini: Longing For My Lover Cheikhate Hafida Houane, Cheikhate Mina Houni: voices, tâarija - Bouchaïb Benchlih: violin, voice - Miloud El Hilali: oud, voice - Boujemâa Benchlih: derbouka, voice - Mostafa Houkaki: bendir, voice. 5. Madh Assalhin: Praising Of The Saints Lala Kaboura Ben Faraji: lead voice, tabla - Fatna Khalef, Tarjma Khadouj, Fatema Legrem, Zoubida Azzarkaouia: voices, bendirs, tryer. 6. i - Alkher Illa Doffor: Peace Is Found Behind Wounds ii - Ad Izayanugass: What Will Happen Will Happen Khadija Othmani: tinde drum, voice - Khadija Othmani, Dassin Nori, Zhora Thameur, Malika Ali Chali: voices - Baly Othmani, Brahim Naïmi: drums. 7. Im Ninalou: If The Doors Are Locked Michal Cohen: voice. 8. Jarat Fil Hub: Love's Chalice Nadia: voice - Gibril Bennani: violin - Othmane Assi: oud, chorus - M’Hammed Kahkahni: derbouka, riq, chorus – Mustapha Ramadan: qanun. All songs published by 1008 Puja Music (BMI). For all song translations: www.chebisabbah.com Bill Laswell: bass on all tracks. Richard Horowitz: nay, keyboards on 6-7. Karsh Kale: keyboards on 3, drums on 5. Mercan Dede: nay on 5. Rufus Cappadocia: cello on 7. Bouchaib Abdelhadi: bendir, derbouka, tar, qarqabas, handclaps on 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, added vocals on 5. Gaurav Raina: keyboards on 1-2-6-7-8. Recorded & engineered in Marrakesh, Morocco at Marrakech Prod Recording Studio by Wolfgang Funk. Jemaa el Fna street sounds recorded by Matthieu Daude. Track 6 recorded by Steve Shehan in 1997 in Djanet, Algeria and at Studio Des Fontenelles, France, for SAFAR Productions et Editions. ProTooled, Nuendoed, engineered, programmed by Gaurav Raina at Punditz Studios, New Delhi, India. Added programmation by Jayant Luthra on track 1. Technical assistance by Gautam Kaul. Bill Laswell, Karsh Kale, Richard Horowitz recorded at Orange Studio, NJ, engineered by Robert Musso, assisted by James Dellatacoma. Added recordings at SF Soundworks, engineered by Justin Lieberman, San Francisco, CA. Additional technical assistance by Bob “Bouba” Appel. Mastered by Brian “Big Bass” Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA. Windows Media Audio 9 Professional 5.1 surround sound mixes produced and engineered at Microsoft Studios, Redmond, WA. Rick Senechal: 5.1 Audio Engineering. John Ball, Joel Johns, Bob Palmer, Jason Bilyeu: Engineering Support. Eric Schmidt, Darek Mazzone, Chad Hodge: Project Production Arabic assistance: Ameur Ben Arab. Musical assistance: Bouchaib Abdelhadi. Translation assistance: Hamid Kherief, Mounir Mohamed Fatema Loukili, Ziad Bentahar. Photoshop: Michael Snyder, Design: 1002 NIGHTS. Cover photo of Louisa Zaouch, circa 1935. Cheb i Sabbah photo: Anthony Pidgeon. Marrakesh photos: Nour-Eddine Tilsaghani, Elijah Opium. Khadija Othmani photos: Steve Shehan. Michal Cohen photo: Shai Navon. Artist management: Dawn Elder Management + World Entertainment www.demgmt.com Bookings: 805 963 2415 www.chebisabbah.com The Six Degrees Travel Series is dedicated to bringing you the best in traditional and contemporary musical excursions from around the world. We are particularly interested in genre-bending hybrids that include a variety of musical styles as well as a mix of the ancient and the modern. At Six Degrees we are making records we feel are exciting and unusual. We hope you'll join us on future travels. We would love to hear your feedback. Be in touch. Everything is closer than you think. ]]>