IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

IMDb 10.0 2021 • 14 min • DocumentaryMusic

Director

Lorena Alvarado

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Hailu Mergia
Hailu Mergia Himself

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