After jazz, country and Latin music, classical music gets a turn in White House spotlight. After showcasing jazz, country and Latin music, the White House is going classical next week.

In 'The Year Before the Flood,' author Ned Sublette resurrects the soul of New Orleans' music. Hurricane Katrina gave Ned Sublette a dramatic coda ? and title ? for his memoir.

White House becomes La Casa Blanca, celebrates Hispanic musical heritage with outdoor concert. The White House became "La Casa Blanca" on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more.

White House becomes La Casa Blanca, celebrates Hispanic musical heritage with outdoor concert. The White House became "La Casa Blanca" on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more.

The White House swayed to Latin beats, as President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted Hispanic musicians and singers on the mansion's south lawn.

The White House swayed to Latin beats, as President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted Hispanic musicians and singers on the mansion's south lawn.

Injuries, low scores force 2 celebrities to leave 'Dancing With the Stars'. Politician Tom DeLay and actress Debi Mazar have turned in their last dance. Both are leaving "Dancing With the Stars."

Tyre, Lebanon (Reuters) - A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire on Thursday, local officials said.

White House announces Latin music night next week with Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan. The White House is taking on a Latin flair next week.

Buena Vista's Portuondo headed back to US; says music can better bilateral ties. Omara Portuondo, the sultry-voiced diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, has been granted permission to visit the U.S. for the first time since 2003 and hopes a dose of her sensuous sound can inspire both countries to improve frozen relations.

Rio erupts in celebration after announcement the city will host 2016 Olympics. Nearly 50,000 people cheered in celebration when Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of the 2016 Olympics, jumping and shouting in a Carnival-like party on Copacabana beach.

Tire, Lebanon (Reuters Life!) - A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire Thursday, local officials said.

A group of Lebanese Muslim scholars on Thursday forced the cancellation of a planned performance by a Brazilian samba troupe in the southern coastal city of Tyre on moral and religious grounds.

A group of Lebanese Muslim scholars on Thursday called for a Brazilian samba troupe to be banned from performing in the southern coastal city of Tyre on moral and religious grounds.

A group of Lebanese Muslim scholars on Thursday forced the cancellation of a planned performance by a Brazilian samba troupe in the southern coastal city of Tyre on moral and religious grounds.

Dios mio! 549 mariachis sing their way to world record in Guadalajara, Mexico. Ay, ay, ay, ay! Guadalajara finally boasts the world's biggest mariachi band.

Dios mio! 549 mariachis sing their way to world record in Guadalajara, Mexico. Ay, ay, ay, ay! Guadalajara finally boasts the world's biggest mariachi band.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters Life!) - Plaza Garibaldi, an outdoor nightspot in the heart of Mexico City, is famed for raucous open-air drinking and folk music but city officials want to clean it up and add a dose of sophistication.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - There's a party going on next door. While you're dutifully pounding that treadmill, the Zumba folks are dancing their calories away.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - There's a party going on next door. While you're dutifully pounding that treadmill, the Zumba folks are dancing their calories away.