"The bad one is that I will not released tomorrow. The good news is that I’m already out of prison now," he said, followed by a big laugh.
Last year, the Impossible Music Sessions hosted a "cell phone concert" at which Lapiro dialed in from his cell at New Bell Prison and a surrogate act played his banned song on a Brooklyn stage.
"We celebrate with Lapiro and his family," commented Marie Korpe, Freemuse Executive Director. "But we will continue to observe closely what happens to Lapiro de Mbanga. We know that he may still face security problems and we hope that we will be able to retain his career as soon as possible"
In a rare sponsorship opportunity, Vigier Guitars contributed the $1000 get-out-of-jail fee imposed on Lapiro by the court. The singer still owes a preposterous $600,000 for damages caused by a mob of disaffected citizens. The government's rationale for holding him criminally liable? They were singing his song at the time.
Courtesy of Freemuse, here's a snapshot of Lapiro reunited with his wife Louisette.
congratulations Lapiro, our nations needs heros like you. how i wish everyone had this kind of heart you have. you are an example of who a patriot should be. No matter what biya does, no matter how may soldiers he trains, i don't think he can ever be able to suppress the entire nation if they say it is enough for him. but as you said, we dont even know who is gonna grant him clemency because it is not long before his waterloo is here. you are THE MAN, My HERO. sing more of the songs. he who is on the floor needs not to fear falling on the ground again. they have done their worse to you and nothing they do can be more than this. so keep up. the cameroonian radical in india
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