IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia
IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

IT IS A SOUL: A Portrait of Hailu Mergia

September 28, 2021 | 14 min

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.

Genres

Documentary Music

Cast

Naomi Scott

Hailu Mergia

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