Shri Durga CD by Cheb I Sabbah offers Asian Fusion music mixed with Traditional Hindustani vocals for yoga music.
Traditional ragas meet 'dj science' with Shri Durga, a historic collaboration between global alchemist, dj Cheb i Sabbah and a stellar cast of Hindustani classical musicians. Featuring U. Salamat Ali Khan, Bill Laswell, Mala Ganguly, U. Sultan Khan, U. Sharafat Ali Khan, Shafqat Ali Khan and others.
Hindustani music has so far transcended the boundaries of religious differences as both Hindus and Muslims are practioners of this art and regularly learn, perform and practice together. This same music is also found in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Cheb i Sabbah has created a totally unique catalog of CD releases, starting with Shri Durga (1999). From the start, Sabbah has set his sights high, always aiming for great music, not merely ethnic flavor. Shri Durga was created from tracks recorded with Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, one of the most respected classical singers in Pakistan, and his four, enormously talented sons. Salamat had long resisted pressure to record popular and even semi-classical music to expand his audience at home, but somehow, Sabbah won his confidence in a far bolder undertaking. He recalls, “I said I would like to take some ragas and introduce them to ears for which it's too much, but add enough of a modern element to open things up. He said go-ahead. In Morocco you deal with the baraka, the blessing. You get the blessing from a person who has that kind of power and gives you the power to accomplish what you want. So I received his blessing.”
This groundbreaking work was followed by MahaMaya (2000) and Krishna Lila (2002). Each album has its own distinct character. Sabbah says, “Shri Durga and Krishna Lila are not remixes. MahaMaya is a collection of remixes from Shri Durga by most of the UK, South Asian underground. However, Shri Durga and Krishna Lila are totally produced albums in the sense that you get raw elements, and then from there you add bass, drums, loops, samples and overdubs. Shri Durga happened to be ragas, and then from Shri Durga, I went into bhajans, which are devotional songs, much like ragas, music accessible to everybody in India.”
Shri Durga TRACKS:
1. Shri Durga - The Jagad Yoni Mix: Womb Of The World - 11:13
2. Kese Kese - 6:11
3. Mere Kabu - The Baba Bulley Shah & Baba Farid Mix: Gazelle Memories - 12:35
4. Maheshvara Yogi - The Mount Kailash Mix: Waiting For Parvati - 10:09
5. Ganga Dev - 6:44
6. Radhe Krishna - The Sahajiya Rasa Lila Mix: Divine Pastime - 8:28
7. Durga Puja - The Nada Brahman Mix: Yoga Of Sound - 6:56
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