Driving from Fort Worth to Dallas, singer/guitarist Abraham Alexander sounds every bit like the laid-back Texan you’d expect, though his origins are a bit more exotic.
“I was born in Athens, Greece,” he says, “but I didn’t have an identity in Europe because I don’t look like a typical Greek person. My parents were immigrants from Nigeria, but I wasn’t essentially close to that culture. So, I was in this limbo. But Texas truly gave me a space to discover myself. I owe a lot to Texas.”
He’s giving back by adding to the state’s rich musical legacy. And it all kind of happened by accident.