Vanessa da Mata and Ben Harper
Brazilian singer Vanessa da Mata had a number one hit at home with the song Boa Sorte. The song was co-written by US neo-bluesman Ben Harper. He performs with da Mata on the English version of the song. Anchor Marco Werman tells us more.
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