Ethiopian keyboardist and jazz legend Hailu Mergia performed at the Blue Note concert venue in Columbia, Missouri for his first show in the Show-Me State on Nov. 16. Mergia performed with his trio who have seen a rise in Western popularity after record label Awesome Tapes From Africa re-released Mergia’s work with his Walias group starting in 2013. This concert was a part of Dismal Niche’s Extended Play Mini-Fall Fest, which brought experimental and eccentric artists to Columbia for a weekend of music and arts programming.
Ethiopian keyboardist and jazz legend Hailu Mergia performed at the Blue Note concert venue in Columbia, Missouri for his first show in the Show-Me State on Nov. 16. Mergia performed with his trio who have seen a rise in Western popularity after record label Awesome Tapes From Africa re-released Mergia’s work with his Walias group starting in 2013. This concert was a part of Dismal Niche’s Extended Play Mini-Fall Fest, which brought experimental and eccentric artists to Columbia for a weekend of music and arts programming.