It seems most likely the cancellations are part of a continuing government campaign against the musician since his release of songs critical of the regime in 2005, three years before he was imprisoned.
የኮንሰርቶቹ መሰረዝ ቴዲ ከመታሰሩ ሦስት ዓመት ቀደም ብሎ፣ በ1997 ከለቀቃቸው መንግሥትን የሚተቹ ዘፈኖች በኋላ የቀጠለ የአፈና ዘመቻ ይመስላል፡፡