Paris (AFP)
The children of Tonton David, who died Tuesday, launched a Leetchi fund to finance his funeral and the release of a posthumous album, his son Samuel told AFP on Wednesday.
"Our father had stopped his career at 40 - he died at 53 from a stroke - and in order for him to have a proper funeral and to release the record he was working on, we have launched a Leetchi pot, "Samuel Grammont, one of the four children of David Grammont, real name of the artist, told AFP.
The kitty is called "Pour le Départ de Tonton David" (https://www.leetchi.com/c/pour-le-depart-de-tonton-david) and the album will be called "A job or a bizz ".
Barely posted Wednesday afternoon, the pot had already collected more than 3,000 euros.
The announcement of the disappearance of Tonton David, a reggae figure in France, famous for his hit "To Each His Way" in the 1990s, sparked a great wave of emotion on social networks.
"Rest in peace Tonton David, + Le Blues des racailles +, all my youth", posted actor Omar Sy, with a link to this title of the artist.
Pierpoljak, another voice of reggae in France, filmed himself on Instagram saying in front of the camera: "Wow, I'm devastated, I just found out that my friend Tonton David is dead".
Singer Princess Erika tweeted their duet "Is There Anyone?"
Uncle David was also known for "Peoples of the world" (and his famous intro "From a people who suffered a lot / We are from a people who no longer want to suffer") with a clip directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.
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