Fresh in the Morning: Cheb i Sabbah and "Raja Vedalu"

The late Cheb i Sabbah performs today's random tune. Of Jewish and Berber descent, Cheb i Sabbah was a DJ, composer and producer who was known for mixing Asian, Arabian and African sounds into his electronic compositions. Originally from Algeria, in 1964 he started his music career in Paris DJing American soul records. In 1989 he relocated to San Francisco where his performances became known for featuring live musicians, dancers and very big projected visuals. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer in 2011, and died in November of 2013 at the age of 66. His name translates to "young of the morning." You can find this song, Raja Vedalu, on his 2002 album Krishna Lila, on the 2002 various artists compilation Asian Massive, and on the 2006 various artists album Nataraja.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheb_i_Sabbah

Asian Massiveness: Karsh Kale and "One Step Beyond"

Our random tune for today is by Karsh Kale, an Indian-American musician considered one of the early developers of the Asian Underground genre of music. Karsh Kale mixes music such as Indian classical with electronica, rock, pop and ambient music. He was born Uttkarsha Kale in West Bromwich, England and moved to Brooklyn when he was three. He took an early interest in tabla and music in general, spurred by his father who introduced him to traditional Indian classical music, rock and early hip hop. Kale taught himself the tabla, developing his "electric tabla" style. In 2000, he was invited by Bill Laswell to join Tabla Beat Science along with Zakir Hussain, Talvin Singh, Trilok Gurtu and Sultan Khan, and their album Tala Matrix is considered one of the most influential Asian fusion albums to date. About this time, Kale became the first Indian-American to be signed to a solo recording contract in the US, and released his first solo album Realize, with it's "Asian Massive" sound in 2001. He has written music for Bollywood and crossover films, television series such as HBO's True Blood, and with artists such as Sting and Norah Jones. This song, One Step Beyond, appears on Kale's 2001 debut album Realize.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karsh_Kale; http://karshkale.com/

At Dawn's Early Light: Cheb i Sabbah and "Raja Vedalu"

Today's random tune is called Raja Vedalu and is performed by the late Cheb i Sabbah. Of Jewish and Berber descent, Cheb i Sabbah was a DJ, composer and producer who was known for mixing Asian, Arabian and African sounds into his electronic compositions. Originally from Algeria, in 1964, he started his music career in Paris DJing American soul records. In 1989 he relocated to San Francisco where his performances became known for featuring live musicians, dancers and very big projected visuals. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer in 2011, and died in November of 2013 at the age of 66. His name translates to "young of the morning." You can find Raja Vedalu on his 2002 album Krishna Lila, on the 2002 various artists compilation Asian Massive, and on the 2006 various artists album Nataraja.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheb_i_Sabbah