Track Listing

1. Samarpanam [The Dhuni Mix] - DJ Cheb i Sabbah
2. Shri Durga - The State of Bengal
3. Durga Puja - T.J. Rehmi
4. Kese Kese [Where's the Sarangi Mix] - Transglobal Underground
5. Ganga Dev - Bedouin Ascent
6. Kese Kese [Beast of Asia Mix] - Bally Sagoo
7. Shri Durga [The Organic Science Mix] - Fun^Da^Mental
8. Radhe Krishna [The Babu Chandidasa Mix] - DJ Cheb i Sabbah

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #202767 in Music
• Released on: 2000-02-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .17 pounds

Amazon.com
Following last year's Shri Druga (which made Amazon.com's Best of 1999 list), DJ Cheb i Sabbah returns with a series of remixed tracks from that CD. Two of the remixes are his own and the remainder are courtesy of a who's-who of the Talvin Singh-associated Asian Underground. The remixers are mainly club DJs and many of the mixes push the songs more in that direction. There are two takes of "Kese Kese": Transglobal Underground mostly deepens and buttresses the original groove and adds a heavier electronic drone behind the voice and tablas, while Bally Sagoo speeds up the tempo and adds techno-inflected bass and drum tracks. Fun-Da-Mental's mix of "Shri Durga" is more electronically deconstructed than State of Bengal's version, which relies on a warmer and more laid-back, '70s jazz-funk bass and wah-wah guitar feel. Bedouin Ascent's "Ganga Dev" is downtempo and smooth, allowing the melismatic, microtonal note-bending of the voices and stringed instrument to remain in the foreground. DJ Cheb's own two tracks seem the least tailored for the dance floor, retaining the rawer quality of the original Indian music. --Bob Bannister

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully suprised!
Although not the classical ragas of Shri Durga I was wonderfully suprised at the remixes of an original masterpiece! To hear the vocals and samples of the original set to dance beats and chill grooves it definitley got me feeling a different kind of vibe. As much as I love Shri Durga and find a place in it where I can move, Maha Maya got me on the floor quicker and with a litle more energy! Definitely for the dance crazy and new experience enthusiast. Not to forget Shri Durga when craving a little mellow sanctity, but I have to remember Maha Maya when looking for my dance therapy!

Great remix
Love the classical sounds mixed with modern beat. If you enjoy the traditional sounds of Hindi music but like a little more umph - this is the perfect CD. I lost my first copy and had to replace it.

Maha Maha
This original mixture of music is again an insight to the talent of DJ Cheb i Sabbah. His first work on Shri Durga was a fantastic blend of Eastern Indian traditional music with a respectfully subtle streamline of a modern beat. Maha Maha takes off from those recordings into a fresh groove of new beats and rythyms in the Tradition of East meets West. Its still a reverent and subtle production, and with the input of its many skilled artist's, Maha Maha maintains the consistantcy of the unique sounds of DJ Cheb i Sabbah.