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De Mbanga, Lapiro
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Guitar player, Cameroon |
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Lapiro de Mbanga alias Ndinga Man (=guitar man) is a songwriter known for his satiric lyrics, criticizing 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 Creole language, he was able to reach a broad audience in all social layers of society, especially in those, where his criticism was well received.
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Passion and Arpege guitar
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Lapiro de M'Banga claims that the Vigier Guitars are the only ones that resist African climate. His guitars are over 20 years old!
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