Djibril Gibson Kagni

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Djibril Gibson Kagni
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Kagni at a 2014 recording session
Background information
Birth nameDjibril Gibson Kagni
Born (1977-10-13) October 13, 1977 (age 44)
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.

Contents

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

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
YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
AUT
[6]
BEL
[6]
FRA
[7]
GER
[8]
NED
[9]
SPA
[10]
SWI
[11]
"Groove On"
(featuring Snoop Dogg)
2009216288The Boss
"Welcome to St. Tropez"
(featuring Blue Marine)
201045
"Welcome to St. Tropez"
(DJ Antoine vs. Timati featuring Kalenna)
2011497371622011
"I'm on You"
(featuring P. Diddy, Dirty Money and DJ Antoine)
20125062SWAGG
"Not All About The Money"
(with La La Land featuring Timbaland and Grooya)
32297
"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:

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