Native of Cordoba, Argentina, singer-songwriter ANITA ROBLES (who is affectionately known as "Ana" to her friends) has been performing a variety of styles and rhythms for over 20 years in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Ana started singing and playing guitar before she became a teenager, abandoned a career in law, graduated from Opera School in Cordoba and worked recording jingles and background vocals in her home town.

Her growing desire for singing and her love of jazz, took her to the United States in 1991 where she continued studies in vocal improvisation, percussion and guitar. In Los Angeles, she has played and recorded with artists like producer/keyboardist/saxophonist, Larry Williams, Bebu Silveti, Grupo Velas, Luis Miguel, Placido Domingo, Rocio Durcal, Daniela Romo, Kevin Lettau, keyboardist/producer David Garfield, Rick Braun, Sekou Bunch, Gustavo Borner, Leila Faruhar, Katia Moraes, Justo Almario, Cecilia Noel, Ronnie Gutierrez, Mark Towns, Trini Lopez and many others. She performed in jazz clubs and on big pop stages through Los Angeles, San Diego and Miami... among them: The Baked Potato, La Ve Lee, Spazio, Genghis Cohen, the Key Club, LA Convention Center, Coconut Teazer, Cafe Largo, Café Cordiale, Tobacco Road, The Van Dyke Café, The Earth Day Festivals and the Fort Lauderdale Jazz Divas Festivals. Ana also studied Portuguese and percussion while she lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1993. After a deep personal experience in 1995, Ana began writing her own material combining jazz, latin and pop and released a CD entitled UCANDOIT in 2000 with the Vinka Band: Aron Serfaty, Rico Belled, Marcelo Caceres and guests like guitar player Vinnie D'Onofrio and bassist Dan Lutz; produced by her husband Larry Williams and engineer Dave Dunn. In 2002, Anita signed with publisher Maximo Aguirre with her latin pop songs in Spanish (demo compilation CD CANCIONES DE AMOR SIN TERMINAR...)

Ana moved from Los Angeles to Miami, Florida, where she started performing with her Latin Jazz Band at the Cardozo Hotel on Miami Beach and other venues owned by Estefan

Enterprises; and put together the compilation CD "ANINHA". She also co-writes and performs with artists like Ivano Bellini, Cristian Zalles, Jose Negroni, Gustavo Arenas, Abel Pabon, Pepe Aparicio, Pedro Ferreira, Cesar Santana, Arthur Hanlon, Roberto Poveda, Gabriel Vivas, Mantra, Grupo Oriente. In 2004, Ana was invited to represent Argentina in The 2nd Festival Mundial de la Cancion in Puerto Rico and; Miami based Dance label SFP released vinyl single DE COLOR using the name ANABABE. That track is included in the compilation CD Miami Beach House.

In 2005 starts recording her latin jazz CD: "LATINA SUAVE" with argentinean pianist/producer German Nager and guests guitarist Jorge Nazar, drummer Hugo Ordanini and other teachers from the great Cordoba Jazz School La Colmena. The CD has additional recordings in Los Angeles by bassist Hussein Jiffrey and guitarist/producer Dori Amarilio among others. In 2006, on her return to Los Angeles, Ana continued promoting her new CD, and started working on a new project entitled "12 STEPS TO MY HEART." From 2007 she has been performing these new songs about recovery in different festivals like the Annual Musicians Picnic, the Freedom Festival and The Sober Jams; and continues volunteering at organizations like Musicares and the Society of Singers.

Ana is presently developing a program of Music Healing that involves special performances and sound energy treatments for all kinds of body-mind unbalances. She has participated in many studies of music therapy and her new CD “the HEALING ABC’s” will include meditation music as well as inspirational originals.

June 2010