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| PRESS RELEASE25 November 2009 |
Cameroon:
Lapiro de Mbanga wins global award
One song — three years imprisonment. Global award to the singer that the president of Cameroon fears for voicing peoples frustrations.
Imprisoned musician Lapiro de Mbango is the 2009-winner of the ‘Freedom to Create’ Imprisoned Artist Prize. |
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Nominated by Freemuse, Lapiro de Mbanga – described as an “unceremonial sheriff of the backyards” – was selected “in recognition of his courage and outstanding artwork” by a distinguished panel including world famous conductor Daniel Barenboim and Geoffrey Robertson, one of the world’s foremost human rights lawyers.
The news was conveyed to Lapiro in his prison cell in Cameroon a few hours before the prize ceremony took place Wednesday evening at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum in attendance of international luminaries such as the celebrated Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Time Out founder Tony Elliot and Human rights activist Bianca Jagger.
More information
See the press release in right column on this page
Freemuse press contact
Ole Reitov, tel: +45 2323 2765
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High resolution photos of Lapiro
These photos are for free use in printed media under condition of stating the source: Freemuse, and photographer's name
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Lapiro de Mbanga, in prison, November 2009.
Photo by Jen Bell.
Size 17 x 22 cm in 300 d.p.i. - 2.4 MB
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Lapiro de Mbanga in court room on 25 June 2009.
Photo by Jen Bell
Size 22 x 16 cm in 300 d.p.i. - 2.0 MB
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Lapiro de Mbanga being escorted by the major of Njombé Penja, Mr. Kingué. on 24 July 2008.
Photo courtesy by Issa Nyaphaga
Size 13 x 10 cm in 300 d.p.i. - 1.9 MB
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 Radio broadcasters: MP3 audio file with the banned song
Contact Freemuse and we can quickly email you Lapiro's song 'Constitution Constipée' in MP3 format for broadcast |
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| Related reading: |
| Cameroon: Interview with Lapiro de Mbanga |
| "This is the trial of the voiceless," said singer Lapiro de Mbanga when he was interviewed just a few hours before a court hearing on 24 June 2009 in Douala, Cameroon |
| 03 July 2009 |
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