What is Lapiro de Mbanga?
'''Lambo Sandjo Pierre Roger''' (7 April 1957 &ndash; 16 March 2014), better known as '''Lapiro de Mbanga''', was a [[Cameroon]]ian [[singer]]. He is best known for his 1985 recording of “[[Pas argent no love]]” and for being imprisoned in 2008 after criticizing Cameroon [[president]] [[Paul Biya]] in the song “Constitution constipée” (“Constipated Constitution”). He was born in [[Mbanga, Cameroon|Mbanga]], [[Southwest Region (Cameroon)|Southwest Region]]. Mbanga died from [[cancer]] on 16 March 2014 in [[Buffalo]], [[New York]] in the [[United States]]. He was 56 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26617430|title=Lapiro de Mbanga: Cameroon protest singer dies|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=17 March 2014|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:de Mbanga, Lapiro}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Cameroonian musicians]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York (state)]] [[Category:Hip hop musicians]] [[Category:Singers]] {{Bio-stub}}