''Djan Djan'' is a collaborative studio album, credited to Malian musician

Mamadou Diabaté Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975) is a Malian musician known for his work with the kora. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording s ...

, and Australian musicians

Bobby Singh Bobby Singh (born November 21, 1975) is a retired professional American and Canadian football guard. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round of the 1999 CFL Draft. Singh has the distinction of being the only player in footba ...

and

Jeff Lang Jeff Lang (born 9 November 1969) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and music producer. Lang plays various types of guitar, both slide and standard, as well as banjo, mandolin, cümbüş and drums. He is a three-time ARIA Award w ...

. ''Djan Djan'' was released in Australia in March 2010. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2010 The 24th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which included the 2010 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine ...

, the album won the

ARIA Award for Best World Music Album The ARIA Music Award for Best World Music Album, is an award presented within the Fine Arts Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. It was inaugurated in 1995 as Best Folk/World/Traditional Release. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achieveme ...

Background and release

Singh and Lang met when Mamadou, when he toured Australia in early 2008. ''Djan Djan'' was made on one day in March 2008. Originally released as a five track EP with limited pressing. The trio added extra tracks in January 2009 and released the album in March 2010.

Track listing

2009 release # "Djan Djan" (Lang, Diabate) # "Mamalangsingh" (Singh, Lang, Diabate) # "She Said She Felt Broken" (Singh, Lang) # "Synaly Joh" (Singh, Diabate) # "We Brought You Here" (Lang) 2010 re-release # "Mamalangsingh" (Singh, Lang, Diabate) # "The Great Keppel" (Diabate) # "Adventure" (Diabate) # "Sandjibah" (Diabate) # "Djan Djan" (Lang, Diabate) # "Niger Blues" (Diabate) # "She Said She Felt Broken" (Singh, Lang) # "Synaly Joh" (Singh, Diabate) # "Spirit of Melbourne" (Diabate) # "We Brought You Here" (Lang) (featuring Ben Walsh, Bobby Singh, Greg Sheehan and The Circle the Rhythm)

References

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