Djin Djin

Djin Djin is the eighth studio album by Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo. It was released on April 27, 2007, on Razor & Tie. The album won Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Djin Djin
Studio album by Angélique Kidjo
Released	April 27, 2007 (2007-04-27)
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City & The Looking Glass Studios, New York City
Genre	Afrobeat reggae worldbeat
Length	52:23
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Tony Visconti
Angélique Kidjo chronology
Oyaya! (2004) Djin Djin (2007) Õÿö (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
PopMatters	8/10[3]
The Washington Post	Favorable[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Angélique Kidjo and Jean Hebrail; except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ae Ae"	Kidjo, Hebrail, Joao Mota	3:31
2.	"Djin Djin" (featuring Alicia Keys and Branford Marsalis)	Kidjo, Hebrail, Alicia Keys	4:18
3.	"Gimme Shelter" (featuring Joss Stone)	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	4:08
4.	"Salala" (featuring Peter Gabriel)	Kidjo, Hebrail, Peter Gabriel	3:24
5.	"Senamou (C'est l'Amour)" (featuring Amadou & Mariam)	Kidjo, Hebrail, Amadou Bagayoko, Mariam Doumbia	3:44
6.	"Pearls" (featuring Carlos Santana and Josh Groban)	Andrew Hale, Sade Adu	5:05
7.	"Sedjedo" (featuring Ziggy Marley)	Kidjo, Hebrail, Ziggy Marley	3:56
8.	"Papa"		4:34
9.	"Arouna"		3:35
10.	"Awan N'la"		3:29
11.	"Emma"		3:29
12.	"Mama Golo Papa"		3:41
13.	"Lonlon (Ravel's Bolero)"	Maurice Ravel; arranged by Angélique Kidjo	4:54

European and Australian edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Arouna" (featuring Joy Denalane)	3:34
15.	"Emma" (featuring Carmen Consoli)	3:32

UK and Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Ae Ae" (Youssou N'Dour Version)
15.	"Leila"
16.	"Salala" (Junior Vasquez Afroelectro Radio Edit)

Personnel

• Producer – Tony Visconti
• Drums – Poogie Bell
• Bass – Habib Faye
• Guitar – Dominic Kanza (tracks: 1, 11, 12), Lionel Loueke (tracks: 3, 5, 6)
• Guitar [African] – Joao Mota
• Guitar [Solo] – Amadou Bagayoko (tracks: 5), Keziah Jones (tracks: 4, 10)
• Acoustic Guitar – Romero Lubambo
• Steel Guitar – Larry Campbell (tracks: 9, 11, 12)
• Keyboards – Amp Fiddler, Onree Gill (tracks: 2)
• Percussion – Benoit Avihoue, Crespin Kpitiki
• Backing Vocals [South African] – Nompumelelo Skakane, Thandi Bhengu, Tsholofetso Mokubung
• Saxophone [Solo] – Branford Marsalis (tracks: 2)
• Horns – Aaron Johnson (tracks: 3, 8), Colin Stetson (tracks: 3, 8), Jordan McLean (tracks: 3, 8), Stuart Bogie (tracks: 3, 8)
• Strings – Gabriel Schaff, Gregor Kitzis, Matt Goeke, Ron Lawrence
• Engineer – Dror Mohar, Mario J. McNulty
• Mastered By – George Marino
• Mixed By – Russell Elevado (tracks: 2, 4), Tony Visconti (tracks: 1, 3, 5 )

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	141
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6]	56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	62
US Billboard 200[8]	58
US World Albums (Billboard)[9]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Germany	April 27, 2007	Razor & Tie
United States	May 1, 2007
Canada
Australia	May 26, 2007
United Kingdom	September 24, 2007
Japan	November 21, 2007

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Robert Christgau review
3. PopMatters review
4. "ANGELIQUE KIDJO". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-05-01.
5. "Lescharts.com – Angélique Kidjo – Djin Djin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
6. "Italiancharts.com – Angélique Kidjo – Djin Djin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Angélique Kidjo – Djin Djin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
8. "Angelique Kidjo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
9. "Angelique Kidjo Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2019.