New Music From dj Cheb i Sabbah on Calabash Music

Shri Durga

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Vocals: 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 Remixed

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Original 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 Lila

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The 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 EP

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La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed

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La 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 Fnaﲥ & Bassnectar

La Kahena

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