ANA POPOVIC — TOUR & NEW CD/DVD ANNOUNCED So real, so beautiful and oh so very talented— she will surprise

Ana Popovic is an extraordinarily gifted talent born in Yugoslavia, now residing in Holland. This hot, young blues artist is acclaimed in Europe as well as the States. Ana Popovic’s impressive list of awards started in 2002 when she was a three-way nominee for "Best Singer," "Best Guitarist" and "Best Album" at the French Blues Awards. She's the first European ever nominated for "Best New Artist Debut" at the WC Handy Awards in Memphis, USA (2003). In 2004 she was nominated for "Best Blues Album'' at the Jammie Awards in New York City, and won the prestigious Jazz award ''Jazz a Juan Revelations“ in Juan-Les-Pins, France.

ANA! Live in Amsterdam her third release with Ruf Records is in stores this week. It was recorded live on January 30th, 2005 at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

I’m Here To Steal The Show is the refrain from her first song “Don’t Bear Down On Me,” and it’s also Ana’s motto for live performances. And indeed, that’s what she does! 29-year-old Ana Popovic proves with her own songs and fresh interpretations that she is a star-on-the-rise. Ana’s award-winning music extends even beyond contemporary blues — she stands for modern and cross-border blues with rock, soul and jazz elements.

CD — 12 tracks (plus 1 bonus track) 67.44 minutes
. Track list:
1. Intro 3:01
2. Don’t Bear Down On Me 3:37
3. Sittin’ On Top Of The World 4:32
4. Love Me Again 5:10
5. Comfort To The Soul 6:03
6. Navajo Moon 8:57
7. Night By Night 4:11
8. Bigtown Playboy 6:01
9. Won’t Let You Down 4:53
10. Jaco 6:37
11. Long Way Home 5:06
12. My Man (+ hidden track) 9:28
DVD — (sold seperately) same songs as on CD but without intro, and includes Hometown. Also has acoustic versions of Long Last Love and Damn Your Eyes, E.J. in Amsterdam, interview and photo gallery. 100 minutes

This lady sure does play mean and moody wah-wah guitar — Caleb, Blues Matters

Well if you can’t make Ana’s live show, this would be the next best thing. Throughout the recording you can feel/hear her energy. This is a hard hittin’ rockin’ blues CD that is far from the standard – it’s new, different, hardcore and intense. I liked it, and rate it 4.5 out of a possible 5. – Peter Cohen, STLBlues.net

US Tour schedule follows:

DATES CITY STATE VENUE
8/5/2005 RICHMOND VA FUSION
8/6/2005 McGAHEYSVILLE VA GREAT EASTERN BLUES FESTIVAL
8/7/2005 FLANDERS NJ HOLY WISDOM HALL
8/10/2005 ANGOLA IN SKIPS LOUNGE
8/12/2005 WHEELING WV HERITAGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
8/13/2005 DOYLESTOWN PA MAGGIES PLACE
8/14/2005 DULUTH MN BAYFRONT BLUES FEST
8/16/2005 INDIANAPOLIS IN THE SLIPPERY NOODLE INN
8/17/2005 LA PORTE IN UGLYS
8/20/2005 LOUDONVILLE OH THE MOHICAN BLUES FESTIVAL
8/21/2005 MARSHFIELD MA NORTH RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL
8/23/2005 SYRACUSE NY DINOSAUR BARBEQUE
8/24/2005 ROCHESTER NY DINOSAUR BARBEQUE
8/25/2005 MANCHESTER CT THE HUNGRY TIGER
8/26/2005 WOONSOCKET RI CHANS
8/27/2005 SPRINGFIELD MA THEODORE'S
8/28/2005 AUBURN ME MIDNIGHT BLUES CLUB
8/29/2005 ROCKLAND ME TIME OUT PUB

For more information visit www.rufrecords.de or www.anapopovic.com