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IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

(2021)

September 28, 2021• 0h 14m
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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.

Lorena Alvarado

Director

Top Billed Cast

HM

Hailu Mergia

Himself

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