“Teddy Afro”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Teddy Afro ({{lang-am|ቴዲ አፍሮ}}; real name: Tewodros Kassahun, {{lang-am|ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን}}; born July 14, 1976) is an Ethiopian singer-songwriter. He is known for using his music to comment on the African and in particular his country's political climate^[1]. He is considered as most famous artist in Ethiopia. His recent song with a title "Korkuma Africa" (roughly translated as "Africa punishes its children") was about immigration of Africans and their suffering on their ways out of Africa was a finalist in the All Africa Music Awards.

Early life

Born in Addis Ababa in 1976, Teddy Afro made his debut in 2001 with the album Abugida, quickly establishing himself as a prominent voice in his native country. Mixing reggae, traditional Ethiopian styles, and pop music, his sophomore LP, 2005's Yastesereyal yielded a major hit in its controversial title track, which criticized corruption in the country's government. Four of the album's songs were subsequently banned from media outlets, though "Yastesereyal" sales and influence remained strong.

His third album, Yasteseryal was released in 2005. This album was one of the most influential and controversial. Tedy Afro's brilliant lyrics and the release of this album coincided with the elevated political tension in Ethiopia surrounding the Ethiopian general election, 2005. The government banned four of his songs including "Yasteseryal" from playing on Ethiopian media outlets.^[2] Nonetheless, the album sold more than a million copies within a few months after its release.^[3]

His fourth album, Tikur Sew an Amharic word for "black man", was released in 2012. It is the most expensive and most widely sold album in Ethiopia after his fifth album Ethiopia.

Teddy Afro's fifth album, Ethiopia, reached the top of the Billboard World Albums chart in May 2017, at which time more than 600,000 units had been sold.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Kassahun lives in Addis Ababa. He is married to Ethiopian actress, model, and producer Amleset Muchie. They have two children, Michael Tewodros and Yemariam Tewodros.^[6]

Legal issues

Despite much controversy surrounding the issue, Tewodros Kassahun was jailed for two years in connection with an alleged hit-and-run incident during 2005 Ethiopian election.^[7]

Discography

Albums

DVDs

References

1. ^{{Cite journal|last=Orgeret|first=Kristin Skare|date=2008-11-01|title=When will the Daybreak Come?|url=https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/nor/29/2/article-p231.xml|journal=Nordicom Review|language=en|volume=29|issue=2|pages=231–244|doi=10.1515/nor-2017-0188|issn=2001-5119}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ethiopianreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10689&p=53228|title=Login • Ethiopian News Forum|website=www.ethiopianreview.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ethiomedia.com/aurora/when_will_the_daybreak_come.html|title=When will the daybreak come? Popular music and political processes in Ethiopia|website=www.ethiomedia.com}}
4. ^{{Cite web | title=World Music: Top World Albums the week of May 20, 2017 | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2017-05-20 | work=Billboard | issn=0006-2510 | publisher=Eldridge | date={{Date|2017-05-20}} |access-date={{Date|2017-05-13}} }}
5. ^{{Cite news | title=Ethiopia’s star singer Teddy Afro makes plea for openness | author=Elias Meseret | newspaper=The Washington Post | agency=AP | issn=0190-8286 | date={{Date|2017-05-13}} }}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.awrambatimes.com/?p=16290|title=Teddy Afro and Amleset Muche dancing with Teddy’s New song, Tewodros|last=|first=|date=May 6, 2017|work=Awramba Times|access-date=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tadias.com/02/18/2009/ethiopian-court-teddy-afro-guilty-over-death/|title=Ethiopia: Teddy Afro's prison term reduced by 4 years}}