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In Ethiopia, Jailed singer is a political symbol
"...Teddy Afro, is being framed because of his music's
perceived anti-government message. In one song, he
accuses Ethiopia's leaders of promising change, but...More
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Teddy Afro Rocks Out
Millennium in Jimma
17 September
2007 ( Addis
Fortune ) - " ...
When it
became obvious
for Jimma,
located 347km
southwest
of Addis Abeba,
to host one of the biggest
music events of 2007, in
honour of the new
Millennium, many residents of
the town went cheering late
into the night... More
also:
Tedi Afro to Dazzle
Jimma
The Artist as Hero:
The Ballad of Teddy Afro
by Alemayehu G. Mariam
"...Teddy is in jail
because he pissed
off Zenawi and his
henchmen by
gettingin their
faces and telling
them like it is!More
Ethiopia pop star freed from jail
14 August, 2009 (BBC) - "After his release eight months early for good
behaviour, he told state TV that he had had "a nice time" in jail and met
many good people. More
Teddy Afro's New Song, Sew Abel And Kayel, and
the dilemma's of Ethiopian Modernity
14 January, 2010 (Teodros
Kiros, PhD) - "The singer-thinker
appeals to the Transcendent, like
Diagonese, the Greek philosopher
of antiquity, long before him, and
begs God to attend to the human
condition, by creating a new
human being who thinks for the
world, and who would....More
Proud Teddy at the Proud Bird in L.A.
5 Feb. 2010 (Alemayehu G. Mariam) - "How is it possible for anyone
to sing for over two hours and manage to include in every song
something about Ethiopia, its people, its cities and towns, rivers,..More