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Tonton David

Tonton David was a French reggae artist who scored more than a half-dozen Top 40 hits during the 1990s and early 2000s, thanks to his unique combination of ragamuffin, hip-hop, Caribbean, and Congolese influences. Born David Grammont on October 12, 1967, he spent his earliest years on Réunion Island before moving to Gambia, Senegal, and Paris. Such a diverse upbringing helped inspire an equally diverse sound, and Tonton David recorded his first single, "Peuple du monde," in 1990. Released on the French rap compilation Rapattitude, the song hit Number 32 on the French charts and p...