Angelique Kidjo - Djin Djin
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Artist: Angelique KidjoBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-05-01
Music Label: Razor &Tie
Soundtracks:
- Ae Ae 3:31 Not Available
- Djin Djin ft. Alicia Keys & Branford
- Gimme Shelter ft. Joss
- Salala ft. Peter Gabriel
- Senamou (c'est l'amour) ft. Amandou & Mariam
- Pearls ft. Carlos Santana & Josh Groban
- Sedjedo ft Ziggy Marley
- Papa
- Arouna
- Awan N'la
- Emma
- Mama Golo Papa
- Lonlon (Ravel's Bolero)
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Goodwill Ambassador for the UNICEF, four-time Grammy Award nominee, and worldwide renowned singer, composer, and performer, Angelique Kidjo came back with her new Album Djin Djin, produced by the maestro Tony Visconti and distributed by Razor &Tie Records/Starbucks Entertainment.
Djin Djin is an album about life and how our individual experiences shape and mold our identity. From African-influenced hymns typically sung during traditional ceremonies in Sub-Saharan villages, to salsa infused tunes, to afro-pop sounds, to classical music resonance, Djin Djin is a beautifully harmonious integration of culturally diverse sounds. Its vibrant melodies awake one's body to the delight of rhythm, regardless of musical sensitivity, revealing that the language of music is indeed universal.
There is a great assortment of musical styles on the soundtrack with guests featured including Amadou and Mariam in Senamou, Peter Gabriel in Salala, Alicia Keys and Brandford Marsalis in Djin DJin, Carlos Santana and Josh Groban in Pearls, Ziggy Marley in Sedjedo, and Joss Stone in Gimme Shelter. Each artist's particular touch contributed to amplify the sound quality of the decidedly unexpected melodious pieces.
The lyrics tell stories of life and provide the audience with pieces of universal truth. The splendid and elegant tunes transcend all boundaries. Some songs are very fast paced, quite rhythmic and invite you to dance, especially "Mama Golo Papa" which had an entire auditorium up and grooving; while others are more reflective and soulful like "Salala;" which reveals Angelique mastery of vocal inflections. At her May 17th 2007 concert in Washington D.C., Angelique Kidjo electrified the audience with her striking physical energy and her impressive vocal versatility. From the throaty and powerful melody "Papa," to the soft and salsa influenced tune "Alala," Kidjo's amazing performance was exhilarating as the fire exuding from the lyrics equaled Angelique's stage presence. She navigated from one song to the other, first shaking the auditorium with a powerful rendition of the rolling stones "Gimme Shelter" to later bring her fans to tears with her poignant rendition of "Pearls." Angelique's powerful voice coupled with the bouncy and dynamic choreography eventually unraveled the audience soon surprised to be standing up grooving along to the sound of the music.
Kidjo's incredibly smooth and remarkably inspirational album enables those who have a passion for music to enjoy various musical genres with influences ranging from jazz, funk, pop, rock, hip-hop, makossa, socca, salsa, and even calypso all in one CD. Kidjo's music celebrates the uniqueness of every human being while inviting us all to live our lives to the fullest. During the live performance, Angelique insisted that we be proud of who we are, that we assert our identity for; she said without it, "globalization will suck you up." With this album by your side, I am certain you will find it easy to transition through hurdles in your life.
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With DJIN DJIN (pronounced "gin gin"), Angelique Kidjo returns to the soul of Benin - and, for the first time, shares it with a cast of all-star guests, in a marriage of cultures that has significance far beyond music alone. Inspired by the traditions and culture of Kidjo's native Benin in West Africa, the title of the album refers to the sound of the bell that greets the beginning of a new day for Africa.
The diversity represented by Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, Josh Groban, Carlos Santana, Joss Stone, Branford Marsalis, producer Tony Visconti, and the others who contribute to DJIN DJIN speaks to the lesson of this project: For all the differences in the music of our time, the river of Africa flows through it all.
The key was to build DJIN DJIN on a Beninese foundation. The heartbeat, then, comes from percussionists Crespin Kpitiki and Benoit Avihoue, both members of Benin's Gangbé Brass Band. Details of their country's rhythmic heritage, specific in some cases to individual villages, feed the rhythms they lay down throughout the album.
To this mix Kidjo welcomes players whose backgrounds complement the idea of DJIN DJIN: drummer Poogie Bell, known for his work with Erykah Badu and Chaka Khan; funk keyboard wizard Amp Fiddler, whose credits include Prince and George Clinton; Larry Campbell, whose multi-instrumental work has adorned the music of Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, and Paul Simon; Senegalese bass giant Habib Faye, a fixture with Youssou N'Dour; guitarists Lionel Loueke, from jazz legend Herbie Hancock's band; Romero Lubambo, a Brazilian wonder whose credits include Diana Krall and Dianne Reeves; Joao Mota, from Guinea-Bissau and kora master Mamadou Diabate.
Produced by Tony Visconti. (David Bowie, T. Rex, Morrissey)
Angelique Kidjo has four Grammy nominations, a mantel-full of international awards, several dance hits, and notable appearances on film and TV soundtracks to her credit (to say nothing of being a major style icon and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador). So this Benin-born, New York-based singer-composer has long since gotten past having to prove anything to anybody--other than to herself. On Djin Djin (the title refers to a bell that sounds at daybreak in parts of Africa), she is self-indulgent in the best possible sense, shooting for a big, glossy, super-pop sound that nonetheless remains essentially, even devoutly, African in inspiration and execution. Produced by Tony Visconti (The Moody Blues, T. Rex, David Bowie, Boomtown Rats, and Morrissey), the release is a bewitching amalgam, with guest stints from Joss Stone, Carlos Santana, Branford Marsalis, Josh Groban, Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, Malian husband-and-wife team Amadou and Mariam, and noted reggae scion Ziggy Marley. Kidjo, her salty-sweet voice in top form, moves confidently from ballad to club track to homespun earthmover. She never for a second relinquishes control of the festivities, even during a hectic, Haitian-rara-influenced cover of the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and "Lon Lon," in which she takes on--and takes over--French composer Ravel's "Bolero." --Christina Roden
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