PERALTA: Teddy Afro tends to write in metaphors, using history, the Bible and the language of forgiveness to shame the ruthless leaders of this country. Back in 2005, another regime ruled Ethiopia.

Teddy Afro blends a reverence for Selassie with praise for Bob Marley. Banning Eyre has a review. (Soundbite of music) TEDDY AFRO: (Singing) (Foreign language spoken) BANNING EYRE: An Ethiopian ...

At first glance, there seems to be nothing controversial about Teddy Afro, born Tewodros Kassahun, and his traditionally influenced pop songs about love, unity and the glory of Ethiopia.

More popularly known as Teddy Afro, his latest album — his fifth — comprises 15 songs of tribute and love that touch on issues of solidarity, reconciliation and the hope of living collectively in a ...

Mahmoud's music just sounded like home. Mark Jenkins is a freelance writer. The two Ethiopian singers who performed early Saturday morning at Echostage, Mahmoud Ahmed and Teddy Afro, represent ...

He may be Ethiopia's biggest pop star but Teddy Afro hasn't held a concert in his country for years, some of his songs have been effectively banned, and the launch party for his last album was ...

This music is not written in one of the more widely ... So what accounts for the sudden, meteoric rise of Teddy Afro’s musical composition? Sharing, as I do, his humble, highly localized origins ...

(SOUNDBITE OF TEDDY AFRO'S "NAIT") PERALTA: For almost a year, Ethiopia's most popular singer had remained silent. But later that evening, he released "Nait," a song that never mentioned Prime ...