Teddy Afro
Teddy Afro (civil Tewodros Kassahun , born July 14, 1976 ) is an Ethiopian singer.
Career as a musician
Teddy Afro began his music career in 2001. His third album, Yasetseryal , is the best-selling Ethiopian album of all time with over a million units sold. His tours have also taken him to Germany. Until then he was under contract with the record company Nahom Records , and his album Tikur Sew was released in 2012 on AdikaRecords .
Political engagement and legal problems
Teddy Afro is one of the critics of the Ethiopian Revolutionary Democratic Front of the Ethiopian Peoples (EPRDF). His album Yasetseryal contains criticism of the government between the lines. It was published in the context of the elections in Ethiopia in May 2005, which were associated with considerable political turbulence. Teddy Afro was imprisoned from April 2008 to August 13, 2009 for hit and run in connection with the death of a person. Critics of the government have alleged that the prison sentence was imposed solely for political reasons, as he always criticized the Ethiopian government in his songs.
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| SURNAME | Afro, teddy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kassahun, Tewodros |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian singer and critic of the current Ethiopian government |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1976 |