Blended smooth with rich velvety textures and a sugary sweet flavor, Angelique Kidjo’s new CD “Djin Djin” is not unlike the coffee it will be sold next to in Starbucks stores everywhere. Like coffee, “Djin Djin” will not quench your thirst, but it is filling.

Kidjo, a four-time Grammy award winner, has crafted the quintessential feel-good hipster album. This is the type of CD you pick up with your latte to make you feel ‘worldly.’ Jack Hanna would be proud. That is not meant as a slight to Kidjo’s obvious musical prowess or keen ear for a killer melody.

“Djin Djin” features not only a smattering of inspired guest collaborators, including Joss Stone, Alicia Keys and Carlos Santana, but an eclectic take on the Rolling Stone’s classic track “Gimme Shelter.”

The album reflects Kidjo’s vast array of influences growing up as a resident of Paris, New York, and Benin, Africa. The album features such a wide variety of instruments, including horns, bongos, xylophones and a variety of string instruments that I half expected a jug band and spoon player to chime in at some point during the record.

Much of the album is upbeat, frothy-filler content, with toe-tapping rhythms rather than lyrics. However, the album is sung in a variety of languages so “Djin Djin” uses sounds as its main form of communication.

Standout tracks include the aforementioned rendition of “Gimme Shelter” featuring Stone, and “Pearls,” featuring a soaring, albeit unintentionally amusing, duet between Kidjo and Josh Groban and underscored by Santana’s distinct guitar styling.

“Djin Djin,” which will be released May 1, is a good example of technically sound music without much to say. Perhaps the meaning is lost in translation, but it feels like Kidjo is trying to please far too many people at the same time. Take two shots of espresso, sprinkle in some identity and call me in the morning.

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