David Walters, is a French singer-songwriter, producer and DJ. Born in Pari… Read Full Bio ↴David Walters, is a French singer-songwriter, producer and DJ. Born in Paris, a grandson of West Indians from Saint-Kitts and Martinique, he is the co-founder of the Bordeaux collective known as Zimpala, but now lives in Marseille. His repertoire is a mix of electronic beats and acoustic folk, all with a strong Afro-Caribbean influence. He has worked as remixer for Dupain, Zuco 103 and for Gotan Project, and has also produced one of the songs of Brazilian singer Cibelle's first album.

It was in 2006 that David Walters released Awa, his first album on the Ya Basta label! with the single "Mesi bon dyé", an adaptation of a prayer written by the Haitian guitarist Frantz Casseus in 1954. Three years later, in 2009, he released Home, teaming up with artists as Asa or Arthur H.
In 2011, he was selected by Canal + to host the program "Les Nouveaux Explorateurs". From then on, we see him traveling to the four corners of the world, in Africa, in South America or in Asia to meet colorful characters who live by and for music. Influenced by these trips, David Walters produced the NeverStopExploring mixtape in 2015 before leaving, this time for New Orleans, to participate in the Nola Is Calling project which builds bridges between the city and its African roots.

He released Soleil Kréyol under the Heavenly Sweetness label on the 31th of December 2019 teaming up this time with Seun Kuti, Ibrahim Maalouf, Vincent Segal, Marine Thibault and Célia wa.

Soul tropical
David Walters Lyrics

I'm a soul tropical
Man ka viv trankil, man pa asou ayen
I'm a soul tropical
Man pa ka kompran kouskouri-yo!

Tjè mwen, lespri mwen
Ka di mwen posé, pa suiv' yo
Tjè mwen, lespri mwen
Ka di mwen fé safè'w, pa suiv'yo!

Man sé an soul tropical (tropical)
Man ka allé tou cool (tropical)

I'm a soul tropical
Man pa asou ayen, man pa asou pèsonn
I'm a soul tropical
Man ka essayé kompran koté man soti

Ni sa ki pa enmen mwen
Mé ni sa man pa enmem
Man pa lé tann vérité yo
Man pa lé tann la vi-yo
Man pa asou pèsonn, man anlè ko mwen
Mé man sav koté man lé rivé!

Man sé an soul tropical (tropical)
Man ka allé tou cool (tropical)

Koté man lé rivé
Man sav koté man lé
Koté man lé
Man sav koté man lé!

Man sé an soul tropical (tropical)
Man ka allé tou cool (tropical)

Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group

Written by: CHARLIE B. WILDER, DAVID LUKE PHILIP WALTERS, FABRICE ROGER THEODOSE, MARINE THIBAUT

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