Tewodros Kassahun, aka Teddy Afro, entertained his fans on Thursday, January 7, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas Day, in his second performance in Addis Ababa since being released from prison in August 2009.
Fans, estimated to number over 10,000 by organisers, danced and sang along to the tunes that preach freedom and equality at the Ghion Hotel show.
Teddy also performed songs by other performers, including those of the late Tilahun Gessesse.
During the concert, pubs, bars and clubs around the city were quiet due to the show, while taxi drivers made a small fortune, tripling their fares for fans making their way home.
The singer performed in his first public concert since his release from Kality Prison at Addis Ababa Stadium on October 11, 2009.
Teddy gave away all the profit from that show to a project that works to eliminate begging and street living from the country undertaken by Elshaday Relief and Development Association, a local NGO. From left, members of Teddy’s Abugida band, Abera Alemu Tewodros Kassahun and Ermias Kebede, during the show.
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