Growing up in Rueil Malmaison, a small and densely populated suburban area close to Paris, Kante worked as a trash/garbage picker while his mother worked as a cleaner in order to help sustain the family.
Ukhulela eRueil Malmaison, indawo encane nedolobha elinabantu abaningi eliseduzane naseParis, uKante wasebenza njengototi / odoti kadoti ngenkathi umama wakhe esebenza njengendawo yokuhlanza ukuze asize ukondla umndeni.