IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

2021 | 14 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia
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    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.

  • Release Date

    28 September 2021

  • DirectingLorena Alvarado
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