An Ethiopian singer has died after he was hit by a bullet fired to celebrate the opening of a new hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dadhi Gelan was performing in the hotel in Ashufe, a small town in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, when a stray bullet hit him, one of his friends told the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dadhi was a prominent singer known for his political songs about the Oromo people’s campaign for greater rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firing shots in the air during celebrations and at times of mourning is a popular tradition in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dadhi had just finished performing when the celebratory shots were fired, his friend, Tufa Wodoja, told the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People fled the scene after the stray bullet hit Dadhi, killing him on the spot, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“While he was performing, everybody was firing. At least 50 to 60 live rounds were being fired per song,” Mr Tufa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Prior to his death, Dadhi was saying to me, ‘Be careful, you might get hit by a bullet,'” Mr Wodoja added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dadhi was known for songs depicting the struggles of the Oromo people, often urging them to stand up for freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sang in the Afaan Oromoo language and was also an author of five books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The firing of weapons is becoming a concern for the authorities in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this month a groom and his best man were killed<\/a> when a grenade belonging to the groom exploded during post-wedding celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ethiopia has emerged from decades of autocratic rule following the rise to power of Abiy Ahmed, the first Oromo to become prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Oromo are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia. They have often complained of political and economic marginalisation. An Ethiopian singer has died after he was hit by a bullet fired to celebrate the opening of a new hotel. Dadhi Gelan was performing in the hotel in Ashufe, a small town in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, when a stray bullet hit him, one of his friends told the BBC. Dadhi was a prominent singer known for his political songs… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3050,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3049\/revisions\/3050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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