IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

Name: IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia
Director: Lorena Alvarado
Released: 2021-09-28
Duration: 14 min
Cast: Hailu Mergia

September 28, 2021

14m

Documentary Music

Overview

A short film documenting Ethiopian musician Hailu Mergia's life as the leader of the Walias Band in the 1970, his immigration to the United States and his subsequent re-emergence as a performer in 2014.

Director

Lorena Alvarado

Cast

Hailu Mergia

Himself

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