Lissette Corsa

Nearly 25 years ago, Gilberto Gil hit big in Brazil with a Portuguese version of Bob Marley's anthem "No Woman No Cry." Now the Brazilian legend pays tribute to the Jamaican legend once again, this time with an entire album honoring the king of reggae. In Brazil, Marley and reggae...

My heart of hearts shouted Pele, Pele -- full of power, with one foot in Africa. How great to be a beautiful people who dance, dance, dance. How great to make music. The power comes from that stone that sings Itapoa; it speaks Tupi, it speaks Yoruba. Caetano Veloso sang...

The scene outside Elian Gonzalez's Little Havana home was rather subdued this past Saturday afternoon. A few network news crews staked out the house from a neighbor's yard, huddled around a television set atop a milk crate, watching an NFL playoff game. In the street a stream of cars drove...