Morning Edition his week visits several spots in Africa as part of the series "Emerging Cultural Voices." We begin in Ethiopia finding out more about Teddy Afro, one of the country's most popular singers.
Afro is in prison. And many in Ethiopia are convinced that his legal troubles are related to his music. Some of Afro's songs seem critical of Ethiopia's government.
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