Droit Chemin

Droit Chemin
Studio album by
Released10 June 2006 (France)
Recorded2005–2006
StudioStudio Grande Armée
Genre
Length79:30
LabelObouo Productions
ProducerDavid Monsoh, Fally Ipupa and Maïka Munan
Fally Ipupa chronology
Droit Chemin
(2006)
Arsenal De Belles Melodies
(2008)

Droit Chemin (French for "straight path") is the debut solo studio album by Congolese singer-songwriter Fally Ipupa, released on 10 June 2006 by Obouo Productions. Recorded while Ipupa was still a member of Koffi Olomide's band Quartier Latin International, the album was produced by Ivorian music executive David Monsoh and features guest appearances by Barbara Kanam, Maïka Munan, Krys, Mokobé, and Benji of Nèg' Marrons.

Blending traditional Congolese rumba with elements of ndombolo, contemporary R&B and pop music, Droit Chemin was a commercial and critical success, selling over 100,000 copies in its first month, topping the Congolese music charts for nearly ten months, and earning praise for its innovation in the African music. It is considered a landmark of the "fifth generation" of Congolese popular music, alongside Ferré Gola's Sens Interdit (2006) and Karmapa's Le temps de l'amour (2005), and marked Ipupa's emergence as a major figure in African and international music scenes.