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IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

10.0Sep 28, 20210h 14mDocumentaryMusic

Directed by Lorena Alvarado, Adam Golfer

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.

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Hailu Mergia

Hailu Mergia

Himself

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