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World Service,30 Dec 2002,28 mins

The Music Of Portia Gwanzura

Everywoman

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Zimbabwean singer Portia Gwanzura and her band Hohodza perform her song 'Valentine' and talks about her music. Also on the programme: How Benedito de Silva rose from poverty to become Rio de Janeiro's first black woman senator. Plus, how we can all learn a thing or two about living a long and healthy life from the women of the Japanese island of Okinawa.

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