Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique
Back to Musiques d'AfriqueRetour aux Musiques d'Afrique
|<< Back to Music of Cameroon
Lapiro de Mbanga
(Cameroon)
Biography
Lapiro de Mbanga alias Ndinga Man (=guitar man) is a songwriter
known for his satiric lyrics, criticising politicians and addressing social and economical injustice
in Cameroon of the 1980s and 1990s.
His biggest success came with his album « No Make Erreur », featuring Naimro from Kassav, Toto Guillaume and Jimmy Cliff. Singing mainly in pidgin, a creol language, he was able to reach a broad audience in all social layers of society, especially in those, where his criticism was well received, i.e. the young urban unemployed, street sellers, taxi drivers, etcetera.
At the culmination of Cameroon's political crisis around 1991, he had been accused of being "bought" by the ruling party. His club in the town of Mbanga and his car were put into fire, and a concert turned into a riot. He had suddenly lost his support from his fans. In 1993, he returns with a new album « Ndinga Man contre-attaque » (the guitar man strikes back).
Born: in Mbanga, as Lambo Sandjo Lapiro, he died 16 March 2014
Style: Makossa
His biggest success came with his album « No Make Erreur », featuring Naimro from Kassav, Toto Guillaume and Jimmy Cliff. Singing mainly in pidgin, a creol language, he was able to reach a broad audience in all social layers of society, especially in those, where his criticism was well received, i.e. the young urban unemployed, street sellers, taxi drivers, etcetera.
At the culmination of Cameroon's political crisis around 1991, he had been accused of being "bought" by the ruling party. His club in the town of Mbanga and his car were put into fire, and a concert turned into a riot. He had suddenly lost his support from his fans. In 1993, he returns with a new album « Ndinga Man contre-attaque » (the guitar man strikes back).
Born: in Mbanga, as Lambo Sandjo Lapiro, he died 16 March 2014
Style: Makossa
Lapiro de Mbanga
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Ndinga Man again: Na You | 2001 | JPS Production CDJPS 147 | |
| Debre Man | 1999 | JPS Production CDJPS 0036 | |
| Ndinga Man | 1994 | Energy Productions NE 5003 | LP |
| Ndinga Man contre-attaque: Na Wou Go Pay? | 1993 | Indigo LBLC 2506 | |
| No Make Erreur | 1986 | TSHI-TSHI 003 | Sonodisc Distribution |
| Pas Argent, No Love (Yogo Santé) | 1985 | Haissam Records MH 0101 | LP |
| Surface de réparation | 19?? | Tougata TG 3303 | LP |
Sources
Page added April 2002