A deep and sad loss indeed. Lapiro de Mbanga (Ndinga Man) sang truth to power. He was one of my favorite singers too.
May his soul rest in peace.
Here are some of his music:
kop nie, nak pasi, mimba wi mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn-TXoWXd7Q
Pas Argent Pas Amour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ITnqjzRles
Overdone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzBbHqhLQi0
Dem Se
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcrAo0mz_AA
On 03/18/14, Ann Marie Dawson wrote:
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> One of Cameroon's best-known singers, who spent three years in jail for his role in anti-government protests, has died in exile in the US.
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> Lapiro de Mbanga's song, Constipated Constitution, was banned after it became an anthem of the 2008 protests.
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