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Place of Birth: RĂ©union, France
About Tonton David
- David Grammont, better known under his stage name Tonton David is a French Reggae singer born in RĂ©union.
- He is renowned for his raggamuffin performances, but uses influences of soul music, gro kĂą (from the French West Indies), the Zairian rumba. Tonton David had a turbulent childhood in a suburb of Paris.
- He left his family at 14, and managed to make a career in music with powerful and political lyrics.
- In 1990 Tonton David had his big break when he was featured in a TV report about "Black Paris".
- Tonton David's performance resulted in signing with Virgin record label.
- Shortly after, he recorded "Peuples du monde", which was featured on the famous French rap compilation Rapattitudes. Le blues de la racaille released on 2 December 1991, was his debut album where he explored social issues such as unemployment, poverty, racism, becoming a figurehead for a whole generation of disenchanted French youth.
- In 1991 he performed in front of an audience of 12,000 music fans at the FĂȘte des Kafs in Saint Denis, La RĂ©union and in 1992 at Reggae Sunsplash festival in Kingston, Jamaica.
- In 1993, he released his second album Allez leur dire recorded in Memphis, Tennessee.
- "Sûr et certain" taken from the album was released as a single.
- 1995 saw as yet his biggest success with the song "Chacun sa route" from the soundtrack of the film Un indien dans la ville.
- His third album RĂ©cidiviste in 1995 gave the successful singles, "Pour tout le monde pareil" and a collaboration with rai star Cheb Mami in "Fugitifs".
- The fourth album Faut qu'ça arrĂȘte was more influenced by Haitian music out of collaboration with Haitian musician Papa Jube.
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