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Stella Chiweshe [photo: Camille Bokhobza] Stella Chiweshe is 74 years old. She’s travelled the world, starred in films, been a cultural ambassador for Zimbabwe, and much more besides. She defied social taboo and colonial laws to become one of the first female professional mbira players and she follows the voices of spirits. She has a lot of stories to tell. A typically magical story is the first time she performed with European musicians – members of 3 Mustaphas 3 – while recording in Berlin. The Mustaphas were understandably nervous ahead of their first encounter with Chiweshe. But Chiweshe wasn’t worried. She’d met them before. “Yes, it was my first time meeting them physically,” she grins, “but in my sleep, when I was dreaming, I had played with them for a long time before. When we finally met, it was like flipping a switch. They got the music right in a very short time. They were all so surprised, but I was

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