Chefs, Vixens, and Models, Oh My! 8 Celebs Who Hail From The Horn of Africa
- By
Marissa Ellis
The Weeknd
Representing: Ethiopia
Oh yeah, that guy singing on Drake’s “Crew Love” may go by the peculiar stage name The Weeknd, but the camera shy artist was born Abel Tesfaye. At 22, the resident Canadian has gotten a lot of praise although he has yet to release his first full-legnth album. He is known to be somewhat elusive, but he puts his Ethiopian roots on full display in the complex video for The Knowing, which evokes a lot of Ethiopian historical imagery including that of Haile Selassie.
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