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Djibril Gibson Kagni

Djibril Gibson Kagni
Kagni at a 2014 recording session
Background information
Birth nameDjibril Gibson Kagni
Born (1977-10-13) October 13, 1977 (age 47)
Dakar, Senegal
Genres
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter
Years active2004–present
Labels

Djibril Gibson Kagni (born October 13, 1977) is a record producer and songwriter. Gibson's first full credit production work was in 2004 on Trouble (Akon album) for American rapper Akon.

In 2007, Gibson started working with Russian artist Timati.[1] Timati was already a popular face in Russia, but not internationally. Gibson and Timati made the hit "Welcome to St. Tropez" together.[2][3]

Early life

Gibson graduated from Howard University. Then he decided to join his cousin, Akon, on the Konvict Muzik label.[4]

Music career

2004–2005

Trouble Gibson has worked closely with Akon from the beginning of Akon's career in 2004 and has been a member of Konvict Muzik.

2006–2008

Konvicted Gibson's work on Akon's album Konvicted was success[citation needed]

2008–2009

Freedom Gibson's production on the album began in May 2008 and ended in late of the same year. It was released as a download on December 1, 2008, and in stores December 2, 2008. The album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 with 110,600 copies sold in its first week.[5]

List of Gibson's work on studio albums for Timati

  • The Boss (2009)
  • SWAGG (2012)
  • 13 (2013)
  • Audiokapsula (2014)
  • Olimp (2016)

G Production

After Gibson's first tour he did in 2004 with Akon's first album, Trouble. Later he created G-Production Muzik Group.

Gibson's production

List of singles as Gibson produced for Timati, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUT
[6]
BEL
[6]
FRA
[7]
GER
[8]
NED
[9]
SPA
[10]
SWI
[11]
"Groove On"
(featuring Snoop Dogg)
2009 21 62 88 The Boss
"Welcome to St. Tropez"
(featuring Blue Marine)
2010 45
"Welcome to St. Tropez"
(DJ Antoine vs. Timati featuring Kalenna)
2011 4 9 7 3 7 16 2 2011
"I'm on You"
(featuring P. Diddy, Dirty Money and DJ Antoine)
2012 50 62 SWAGG
"Not All About The Money"
(with La La Land featuring Timbaland and Grooya)
32 29 7
"Sex in the Bathroom"
(featuring Craig David)

Production work for recording artists

Gibson work with many A-list artists and here is production work that Gibson did:

  • Timati - Ключи от рая (The keys to paradise / Kljuchi ot raja) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati feat Egor Kreed - Где ты, где я (Where are you, where am I) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati feat Keti Topuria - Маленький принц (A little prince / Malen'kij princ) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati - О последней любви на земле (About the last love on Earth / O poslednej ljubvi na zemle) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati - Давай (Come on / Davaj) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati - Новая русская мечта (New Russian dream / Novaja russkaja mechta) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Hardwell feat Jason Derulo - "Follow Me" from album United We Are 2015 (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Pitbull - "Drive you crazy" from album Globalization 2014 (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • The Game - " Gangsta party " (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Booba - "King" (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Booba - "Salads tomate ognion" (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Winter Gordon - "All my life " (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • School Gylrs - "Something like a party" (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati feat P Diddy – "I’m on you" (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati feat Busta Rhymes – "Love you" (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati feat Snoop Dogg – "Groove On" (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Timati feat Eve – "Money in the bank" (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Shontelle - " Love shop" (produced by Gibson Kagni)
  • Ja Rule - " To the top" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

References

  1. ^ "Swagg Review by Christian Genzel" at AllMusic
  2. ^ "DJ Antoine vs Timati* Feat. Kalenna – Welcome To St. Tropez". discogs.com. discogs. Aug 31, 2011. Retrieved 2022-08-24. "Welcome to St. Tropez" became a top-ten hit in Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Switzerland.
  3. ^ Lipscomb, Paul. "Gibson Kagni: Bringing people and cultures together through music". Steinberg Creativity First. © 2015 Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH All rights reserved. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Gibson Kagni". steinberg.net. steinberg. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2022-08-24. Gibson was born in Senegal and raised in Switzerland. He started rapping with a French group called Petit Boss out of Geneva.
  5. ^ Gissen, Jesse. "Akon & Scarface Debut On the Charts, Kanye Goes Gold". XXL Mag. Townsquare Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal".
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "DJ Antoine vs. Timati feat. Kalenna - Welcome To St. Tropez". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  8. ^ sds
  9. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  10. ^ "Timati – Welcome To St. Tropez". αCharts. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "DJ Antoine vs. Timati feat. Kalenna - Welcome To St. Tropez". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2022-08-09.