GOOD NEWS FOR CEBUANOS Maayung adlaw mga kauban ug higala! I am elated to announce that after 40 years, I have finally finished the album GYUD, a one-hour 20-piece piano-and-voice "concise anthology" of timeless Cebuano musical masterpieces. Forty years because it has been my dream project since high school - to one day sing the songs I knew from childhood myself. Consumatum est! GYUD (which means "indeed", the most-often used Cebuano expression) is a family- builder (now you know the songs of your lolas and lolos) and a community/nation-builder (these incredible songs speak of an incredibly eloquent people!) in one painless dose. That is why we believe every Cebuano home should have a copy of it. To give you an idea how GYUD looks, here's a pretty sight hehe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6CmKFOvVHo GYUD also understands that culture does not thrive in a vacuum but in a social setting, so when I say "kanta nato ni bay!" (this is our song), I am saying it in exactly the same fervor I am saying "this is our nation, this is our community, this is our forest, this is our sea - we shall decide how things shall be." It would be an honor if you consider inviting GYUD to team up with you in your campaigns for good governance, people's rights, sustainable agriculture, dignity of labor and such themes, or plain do-good community projects in your parish, school or workplace. And we'd be just as eager to be part of your special events, fundraisers and inspirational or cultural communitarian gatherings. Let's work out something. Please send your email to garygranada@yahoo.com. Salamat sangatanan, and we'd appreciate it greatly if you let your Cebuano friends know about this. Ayuayo, Gary Granada