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