In 2001, Teddy Afro released his second album, Abugida, named after the Abugida syllabary of the Ge’ez language. Several tracks quickly caught the ear of many listeners in Ethiopia – “Halieselassie”, a tribute to the late Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I; “Haile, Haile”, a single in honor of the Olympic long distance champion Haile Gebrselassie; and “Mona Lisa”, a song about the measure of human beauty. (Source: Wiki)
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Teddy Afro – By Dereje Habtewold
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