Runors are circulating that he has passed on. I cannot verify as yet.

http://www.kqed.org/arts/...sid=123516

DakutiusMaximus said:

Runors are circulating that he has passed on. I cannot verify as yet.

http://www.kqed.org/arts/...sid=123516

Sadly, this is true. He died on November 6th. RIP Cheb i Sabbah... He fought a brave battle!

From his website:

Cheb I Sabbah 1947 - 2013

Dear friends, family,
fans and fellow beat followers;

It is with a heavy heart that we, Cheb i Sabbah’s family, announce his peaceful passing yesterday morning in his home in San Francisco.

He was surrounded by his life partner of over 18 years and is memorialized by his two children and three grand children.

We ask that we be allowed the time to grieve and mourn our loss and will be announcing any memorial services in the near future…..

When dusk falls this evening, and the stars begin to swirl, our father is spinning for all the great ones who passed before him and were awaiting his arrival -

BOM SHANKAR!

RIP

RIP Cheb....

I remember being invited to one of his club nights in SF when he heard my band and I were in town. When we arrived at the club, his face lit up! And he told us that he'd been playing our music at his nights for years and that at least one of our songs would be in most DJ sets he played at that time. Many industry friends of mine were very close to him also.

My friend Tarun from the band Delhi 2 Dublin wrote this incredible tribute to him.

For Chebiji, RIP

Chebiji I sit here in the green room of a tiny little club in Seattle, my mind fresh with the news of your passing. Bass pounding thru the walls, bolly-electronica driving the hipsters and tribal belly dancers into a frenzy of skinny jeans and bright red hair extensions. Communities collide on the dancefloor to music that is literally a collision itself. People don't seem to care where this music is from, or that they can't understand the lyrics... The music moves them. As its moved you for your whole life. You're a central reason why scenes like this exist in every city, all over the globe. You were one of the first to see the connections, make the connections, to spin the connections. You showed us how it could be done, you set the bar so high. And as we started emulating and innovating, you supported us and mentored us. You played our tunes at your shows, you told people about us, you literally fathered the scene in which thousands of us are now immersed.

I remember phoning you - phoning you! I was so nervous. To book you for our very first Beats Without Borders party ever in Vancouver, almost 10 years ago. You were our number one choice - the name we chose above all others to christen the birth of the global electronica scene in vancouver. It was my first show as a promoter and I was so scared of losing my shirt. You were so patient. You had been through this with so many people so many hundreds of times... Making suggestions about sound, lighting, set length, set order. And just when I thought we had it all dialed and it looked like we were heading for a sell out (dream come true!), you phoned me the night before the show and told me you had to cancel.

Heart
Stopped
Beating

Then you laughed that ageless laugh I came to know so well, and said 'just joking, Tarun'.

One of many lila's at my expense, and I loved and learned from every one.

What I appreciate about you Chebiji is your character. You didn't compromise, your life was like a work of art, painted in bold strokes and without apology. You weren't interested in the short term, your game was strictly long. You had been djing for longer than most of us had been alive... You had nothing to prove. You could be so cranky and demanding (dang especially when I was promoting your shows!!!), but at the same time you always interacted with love and presence. You were much more concerned with the subtle dimensions of existence, your knowledge was so deep. With you gone I'm left with this raw feeling that I missed out on asking so many questions to a genuine master. Not a master of music, but a master of life. We all know you had your problems, your addictions, but you were the master of your life. You walked your destiny long before making a living as a DJ was even a remote possibility.

And now we walk ours. In your shadow. With love and respect, your spirit will live in our music forever.

Om Namah Shivaya
BOM SHANKAR

[Edited 11/10/13 17:53pm]

Some of the best times ever on Tues. nights in lower Haight SF..... Our moto was let's go down just for one drink..... One after the other..... Dance your boogie off and walk home floating...... RIP

Oh wow.. that sucks.. haven't listened to him in a while, but had almost all of his CD's back in the 00's.