Hailu Mergia

organ, keyboards, accordion · 1946 · Debre Birhan

Ethiopian keyboardist born in 1946 in Debre Birhan, who led the Walias Band, the jazz and funk group in residence at the Addis Ababa Hilton for ten years. He stayed in the United States after the tour of the 1980s and is based in Washington.

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Styles

• Ethio-jazz

Landmark tracks

• Tche Belew (1977)
• Yemiasleks Fikir (1977)
• Musical Silt (1977)
• Lomi Tera-tera (1977)
• Birukane (1977)

Sources

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