French reggae singer Tonton David died on Monday at the age of 53.
Manu Katché, with whom he composed the soundtrack of the film "An Indian in the City", and in particular the song "To each his own road".
Wednesday in "Culture Médias", the drummer evokes, the throat knotted by emotion, this collaboration full of good humor and musical curiosity.
INTERVIEW
In 1994, France discovered Mimi Siku, a character in the film
An Indian in the City,
and sang her soundtrack,
Each His Way
.
Behind this title, three musicians: Manu Katché, Geoffrey Oryema and Tonton David, who died on Monday at the age of 53.
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Wednesday, Manu Katché evokes with emotion this collaboration between the three musicians, and the memory imbued with musical curiosity and smiles that he will keep of Tonton David.
"This film music is a beautiful memory with Uncle David, whom I did not know at all at the time," explains Manu Matché.
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"Always on the lookout for new sounds"
"We formed, with Geoffrey Oryema, a sort of trio of Africans and Franco-Africans," he recalls.
"And it pulsed a lot, immediately."
Between the three musicians, the current passes and the ideas fuse.
The jokes too.
"We laughed a lot, a lot," says the drummer.
"Uncle David was really someone with a lot of energy and a lot of humor. He had a real zest for life."
The day after Tonton David's death, Manu Katché evokes his memories with a throat tied with emotion.
“Last night, I was super sad,” he says.
"He was very young, 53 brooms is not really old. And he's always looking for new gimmicks and new sounds. He was kind of curious, with a good mood and a sublime smile on his face. . His disappearance made me frankly sad. "