David Walters

A grandson of West Indians from Saint-Kitts and Martinique, David Walters, cofounder of the Bordeaux collective known as Zimpala, now lives in Marseille. A former top athlete, this young singer-songwriter-producer has given birth to an astonishing repertoire colored by electronic beats and acoustic folk, all with a strong Afro-Caribbean influence.
David Walters has now been signed by the independent Paris-based ¡Ya Basta! Records label (Gotan Project, Boyz from Brazil). His current work is an eclectic harmony of solo guitar, percussion (including the glass harmonica), sampling, and more, bringing together a variety of influences (afrobeat, electronica, pop and hip-hop).
After having participated to the Asian tour of the Ya Basta Sound-System, he recently did the support acts of Lenny Kravitz, Morcheeba or Jamiroquai as a singer.
Walters was already well known as a DJ and has opened for David Bowie, Les Négresses Vertes, Dupain. He has worked as remixer for Dupain, Zuco 103 and for Gotan Project, and has also produced one of the songs Brazilian singer Cibelle's first album.
Mèsi Bondyé EP, his first maxi-single, scheduled for release in June 2005, is the precursor for a long format work expected in october 2005.

http://www.myspace.com/davidwaltersawa
http://www.davidwalters.fr

Block Party at Place Stalingrad Paris

On May, 15th, Diesel invited the cream of the crop rap singers for a huge Block Party in the very middle of Paris, place de Stalingrad. Of course Grandcrew was there to film the entire thing.

The block party featured exclusive live performances of Hocus Pocus, David Walters, Selah Sue, Sly Johnson and of course US hip hop superstar Common.

Address:
Place de Stalingrad, 75010, Paris, France

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Website:http://www.diesel-parfums.fr/_fr/_fr/otb/
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Folk
New Acoustic
Afro-Pop
Electro-Acoustic