Artist
DJ Cheb I Sabbah
17 releases · 34 collaborators · 7 labels
- Real name
- Haim Serge El Baaz
- Date active
- 1994 – 2013
- Relevance
- Medium, moderate ties with the core dub techno cluster
Bio
Cheb i Sabbah (born August 7, 1947, Constantine, Algeria – died November 6, 2013, San Francisco, California) was an Algerian DJ and composer/producer. Born in Algeria, a great source of his inspiration were his two uncles who were masters of the Malouf style, also known as Andalusian music. Cheb i Sabbah described himself as a 'hajji', a musical pilgrim of the spirit. His name is another reference to his pilgrimage: Cheb is a nickname used by Algerian rai singers; Sabbah means 'morning', but the link is actually to Hassan i Sabbah, the Persian mystic whose legendary library is rumoured to be the largest in the world. Cheb i Sabbah passed away on November 6, 2013 in his home in San Francisco due to a stomach cancer.
Member of
DJ Cheb I Sabbah Wa Mektoub
DJ Cheb I Sabbah (Artist)
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Releases
Active
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 1999 – 2000
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2006
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1999
- Releases: 8 Relevance: medium Active: 2000 – 2013
- Releases: 2 Relevance: medium Active: 1994 – 2010
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1999
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2002