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lessons when I came back from Mexico for about four months because I found that I'd weakened my voice." The result is Latin Color, Grano's interpretations of eleven songs that range from standards like A Day in the Life of a Fool to a couple of Antonio Carlos Jobim numbers. (On her list of things that are different is the fact that she sings in Portuguese, Spanish, and Japanese as well as in English and her mother tongue of Pilipino.) "What happened to me was all like a bad dream. The C D was good for me. It was my therapy. It kept me going." Armi Grano. George Vergette Now she's going back on the road Mexico again and Europe in late spring, then maybe Japan. "I've sent out all this promo material and now I'm waiting. Japan is a good market. You could probably hit around thirty clubs just in the Tokyo area, good jazz clubs, and they're only an hour apart. It's just that the economy is so down at the moment." It seems characteristic of Grano that she should be aware of this situation and its implications. She's seen a lot since Roxas Boulevard and you sense it's left her wiser and tougher. But warmer, too. She dedicates Latin Color to all women who are fighting breast cancer. "What happened to me was all like a bad dream. The CD was good for me. It was my therapy. It kept me going. And I realized how much I love to sing. "Yes, I'm street-smart. But I want to be street-sweet, too." Latin C o l o r a n d Satin Dreams are a v a i l a b l e at S 1 7 . 9 9 at r e c o r d s t o r e s o r o n t h e I n t e r n e t at www.indiepool.com. - Michael Boxall North Vancouver Community Arts Council Presents: ART REKTAL SHOW Ti 6 0 4 . 9 8 8 . 6 8 4 4 Fi 6 0 4 . 9 8 8 . 9 7 8 7 January | February 21