لقد اكتفى، سأعلمه تاريخي الأزلي إلى أن يخشاني أسلافه الأموات (“سانجاو” كلمة إثيوبية وترجمتها "السيف") سيفنا لا يندفع إلى الحرب Dec 10, 2017 - Explore yeshiareg's board "Tedy Afro" on Pinterest. They also went through the challenges of pursuing a profession that was once dismissed as ignoble and unworthy of the elites. 297.8k Followers, 4 Following, 521 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Tewodros Kassahun (@teddyafromuzika) Instagram: @teddyafromuzika https://www.youtube.com/user/TeddyAfroOfficial/ Twitter:Teddyafromuzika 500,000 views in one days shows that Ethiopians are eager for a new age of andinet (unity) instead of bickering about the past and having past tense and pretentious pride.It is because Teddy Afro is so outspoken that he is both beloved and detested by various communities in Ethiopia. Abundance is possible if only we are able to put aside past grievance and come together as one people like our ancestors did in Adwa.
His bravery and divergence from the norm earned him the scorn of the Ethiopian government a decade ago when he was locked up on sketchy charges.
Politics is a minefield in the Ethiopian community–our history has been as politicized as Donald Trump’s tweets. He started singing early in life; in his early 20’s Teddy dropped his first album To be honest, Teddy Afro is a nationalist and a musical revolutionary. The days of being dismissed as an Mesfin Demise said it succinctly and brilliantly as he noted what Teddy Afro represents to Ethiopians who believe in the essence of Ethiopia and what is possible through unity:Teddy Afro’s lyrics speak to all of us differently, what matters is that the lyrics speaks instead of murmuring nothingness. تقدم، لقد روى ارض مصر 1.2M likes.
لن يتنازل أي مواطن عن آباي Those who dare to speak will draw admiration and antipathy, but silence will not get us anywhere nor will inverting our culture by chasing modernity and money while disregarding our nation.
But Teddy Afro is a jegna with a microphone; if prison could not silence him, no amount of criticism or petulance from the sidelines can deter him from speaking his mind. تقدم، وعندما قال بلدي But in Ethiopia, where music is taken as seriously as a cup of buna (coffee) and beloved as much as a gursha (a bite of injera) from our parents, musicians have to go through decades of dedication and endure the rigors of singing at smoke filled venues before they earn the distinction of being called a musical legend.Teddy Afro has done in less than two decades what most singers have not been able to accomplish in their lifetime.
تقدم، فوالده محارب لن نضحي ولن نتساهل عن آباي ليكن للخير
By western standards, 39 is considered over the hill when it comes to singers and stars within the entertainment industry. Abraham said this about Teddy Afro’s new single “Ethiopia”:“Enkuan semay lay bandirashin ayto, semesh sitera man zem yelal ayto”. (لا تختبرونا)
(“تاوْ” كلمة إثيوبية وترجمتها " توقف " وتستخدم لإيقاف الحروب) Teddy Afro. ولكن لا اخاف احداً
But he emerged on the other end of prison to find a blessing of wife and continued to put out music that is full of love and unity. نحن ببساطة نرغب في تخفيف عطشنا لا أكثر! تقدم، هيا تقدم
Teddy Afro’s song is more than just music; its an audacious attempt to reflect about the past, our present morass, and how to move forward in love. تقدم، آباي السخي
لقد اكتفى، تمادى حتى نفذ صبري His presence in the music industry is so large that he has earned the distinction of being at once beloved and polarizing. Teddy Afro occupies rare space in the history of Ethiopian music.