Ana Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Рна Поповић, born May 13,
1976) is a blues guitarist and singer from Serbia who currently
resides in the United States.Popović was born in 1976 in Belgrade.
Her father (Milton Popović) introduced her to the blues, and she
started to play the guitar when she was fifteen.In 1995, she formed
the band Hush with Rade Popović (guitar, vocals), Milan Sarić (bass
guitar) and Bojan Ivković (drums). Hush performed rhythm and blues,
but also incorporated elements of funk and soul into their sound. The
band had their first performance in the club Vox in Belgrade. During
1996, Hush performed across Serbia, also performing in Greece. Thanks
to their performance at the Marsoni Blues Festival in Senta, Hush got
the invitation to perform at the Fifth International Blues, Jazz, Rock
and Gastronomic Festival in Hungary. A part of their performance was
released on a live album which featured recordings from the festival.
In 1996, Popović played slide guitar on Piloti album Dan koji prolazi
zauvek (The Day that Is Passing Forever).During 1998, Hush had over
100 performances, playing in blues clubs and blues festivals. During
the same year, they released their debut album, Hometown, through
PGP-RTS. The album was produced by Aleksandar Radosavljević, and
featured Vojno Dizdar (electric piano and Hammond organ), Petar "Pera
Joe" Miladinović (harmonica), Aleksandar Tomić (tenor saxophone) and
Predrag Krstić (trumpet) as guests. Beside the band's own songs,
Hometown also featured covers of blues standards.
1976) is a blues guitarist and singer from Serbia who currently
resides in the United States.Popović was born in 1976 in Belgrade.
Her father (Milton Popović) introduced her to the blues, and she
started to play the guitar when she was fifteen.In 1995, she formed
the band Hush with Rade Popović (guitar, vocals), Milan Sarić (bass
guitar) and Bojan Ivković (drums). Hush performed rhythm and blues,
but also incorporated elements of funk and soul into their sound. The
band had their first performance in the club Vox in Belgrade. During
1996, Hush performed across Serbia, also performing in Greece. Thanks
to their performance at the Marsoni Blues Festival in Senta, Hush got
the invitation to perform at the Fifth International Blues, Jazz, Rock
and Gastronomic Festival in Hungary. A part of their performance was
released on a live album which featured recordings from the festival.
In 1996, Popović played slide guitar on Piloti album Dan koji prolazi
zauvek (The Day that Is Passing Forever).During 1998, Hush had over
100 performances, playing in blues clubs and blues festivals. During
the same year, they released their debut album, Hometown, through
PGP-RTS. The album was produced by Aleksandar Radosavljević, and
featured Vojno Dizdar (electric piano and Hammond organ), Petar "Pera
Joe" Miladinović (harmonica), Aleksandar Tomić (tenor saxophone) and
Predrag Krstić (trumpet) as guests. Beside the band's own songs,
Hometown also featured covers of blues standards.
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