Ethiopia's star singer Teddy Afro makes plea for openness
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ADDIS ABABA—Teddy Afro, Ethiopia's superstar singer, is topping the Billboard world albums chart with "Ethiopia," which less than two weeks after its release has sold nearly 600,000 copies, a feat no other artist here has achieved.
Known for the political statements he makes in his music, an infectious mix of reggae and Ethiopian pop, the 40-year-old Tewodros Kassahun told The Associated Press that raising political issues should not be a sin.
Open debate "should be encouraged," he said. "No one can be outside the influence of politics and political decisions."
