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'', January 19, 2007. (7 August 1947 – 6 November 2013) was a DJ and composer/producer known for combining Asian, Arabian, and African sounds into his compositions. El Beze was of

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descent. He was born in Algeria and came from a family of musicians. When he was a teenager, El Beze moved to Paris and, in 1964, began his career DJing American

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records. In 1984, he settled as a DJ in San Francisco. In 1989 he began using the

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"Cheb i Sabbah", which translates to "young of the morning". He has seven recordings on the Six Degrees Records label. 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. His song "Toura Toura: Nav Deep Remix" was featured in soundtrack of

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as well as Cricket 07. El Beze was diagnosed with stage 4

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in May 2011. He died on November 6, 2013, in San Francisco.

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)

References

External links

Cheb i Sabbah
on Six Degrees Records
Cheb i Sabbah
on SoundCloud

AsianVibrations.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabbah, Cheb i 1947 births 2013 deaths Algerian emigrants to the United States Algerian Jews Ambient musicians American people of Algerian-Jewish descent Deaths from stomach cancer Electronica musicians Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area People from Constantine, Algeria American world music musicians Six Degrees Records artists Algerian electronic musicians 20th-century American Sephardic Jews 21st-century American Sephardic Jews