Hailu Mergia
Hailu Mergia | |
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Hailu Mergia performing at Perth Town Hall for Perth Festival, Western Australia, 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) Debre Birhan, Ethiopia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | keyboard, accordion, melodica |
Hailu Mergia (Amharic: ኃይሉ መርጊያ, romanized: ḫayilu merigīya) is an Ethiopian keyboardist, accordionist, composer, and arranger now based in Washington D.C., United States. He is known for his role in the Walias Band in the 1970s, one of the most significant groups in Ethiopia’s "golden age" of music.