Documents from Gilberto Gil's Private Archive

BBC NEWS On Air Global Hit o Global Hit Archive Geo Quiz o Geo Quiz Archive o World Features Technology Health RSS and Podcasts . O RSS Feeds o Podcasts • Special Podcasts Photo Galleries Jori Lewis's photos from Mexicali Gerry Hadden's photos from Serbia Latest Editions Reporters' Journals A Sorry Heart The World's Jessie Graham recently reported from Liberia. Read Jessie's journal and view pictures from the West African Nation Read all of Jessie's Liberian stories The World sends reporters to many different countries around the globe. Read more Africa : Global Hit Listen to the report: : Album: Country: Download: Available at: Geo Quiz Chad, Sudan 'in border clashes Ethiopia genocide charges dropped Arrest ove © Marco's Playlist Gilberto Gil Health World Features Gil Luminoso Brazil mp3 Public Broadcasting One Global Hit Archive Gilberto Gil is Brazil's minister of culture. That means he's limited in performing his better known role: musician. Still, he's taking time out for an 11-date tour of North America. He considers it a vacation. The World's Marco Werman attended Gil's concert last night in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Seeing Gil on stage in front of a full house, you can almost hear the collective harrumph of buttoned-up establishment types asking, "Is this any way for a government minister to act?" Podcasts Books Shop But this is the same Gilberto Gil as ever. As Minister he may have a different uniform: he often wears a suit and tie. On stage he's in bleached jeans. Back stage, he slips into a distinguished gray Adidas track suit. "And what about the punctuality you have to be on time." Andy Palacio and Friends "Watina," the latest release from Andy Palacio could well find itself as a top critical favorite this year. In Belize, being as small as it is, everyone knows everyone else. And musical ideas cross- fertilize rapidly. Here are a few tracks from "Watina," some going back in Andy Palacio's catalog, plus several from other artists who occupy Belize's small musical universe with him. Listen To Andy Palacio and Friends Online Extras The fall of Baghdad four years ago produced some of the most Imemorable images of the conflict. One of them was of a statue of Saddam Hussein being torn down -- just moments after its face was covered with an American flag. View a larger image World War I veteran Samuel Benedict Goldberg was one of the last remaining US veterans of World War I. Before his death in December he told reporter Will Everett about his immigration to the United States and his time in the military Read more and download the podcast Nuclear standoff with Iran President Ahmadinejad says Iran has entered an "industrial stage" in its production of nuclear fuel Read more about Iran's nuclear ambitions From the archives The World's Jeb Sharp reported in 2004 in a comprehensive series on the difficult relationship between Tran and the linitor Stato