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Afro or Tewodros Kassahun was born on 14 July 1976 to parents of
artistic talents and fame. While his mother, Tilaye Arage, was well
known in Ethiopia for her professional dancing in her younger days, his
late father, Kassahun Germamo, was a renowned and highly-regarded
Ethiopian songwriter.
Since musical talent runs in the family, it is easy to conclude that
Teddy Afro was predisposed to have admirable musical talents too.
As evidently stated by Teddy Afro himself in his tribute song to his
late father called Music - My Life, Teddy’s father always resisted the
idea of his son becoming a musician. \
Regardless of his father’s wishes, however, Teddy trusted his own
instincts and saw himself doing anything but singing as a career to
arguably become the single most popular pop-star Ethiopia has produced
in many years.
Not only is he a vocalist that countless Ethiopians have come to
adore, he also writes his own lyrics, which many say are filled with
meanings, enabling him to sing songs that mean something.
His father did not live long enough see the effects of his son’s
music on the lives of countless Ethiopians all over the world. But
Teddy tells his deceased father in Music - My Life, that he will
continue to exist through the artistic works of his son.
In Music - My Life, Teddy also confesses that his life is
intrinsically intertwined with music that he cannot live outside of it,
and that he was destined to be what he has become.
Teddy and his band, Abogida, toured the world bringing many of his sensational songs that have made him famous live to his fans.
From South Africa to North America, the Middle East and Australia,
he criss-crossed the world to entertain and convey messages of peace,
love, hope and unity in a language almost anyone can understand.
Ten years ago, the name Teddy Afro was non-existent as a celebrity
and it wasn’t until 2001 that he really stepped into the limelight.
What Teddy has become since is something beyond what he would have ever
contemplated for himself. (read less)
Teddy Afro or Tewodros
Kassahun was born on 14 July 1976 to parents of artistic talents and
fame. While his mother, Tilaye Arage, was well known in Ethiopia for
her professional dancing in her younger days, his late father, Kassahun
Germamo, was a renowned and highly-regarded Ethiopian songwriter.
Since musical talent runs in the family, it is easy to conclude that
Teddy Afro was predisposed to have admirable musical talents too.
As evidently stated by Teddy Afro himself in his tribute song... (read more)
