Ana Popovic
Riverside Casino Show Lounge
February 8th
Starting at 9 pm
Ana recently performed at the Mahindra Blues Festival in Mumbai India where she jams with Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Robert Randolph and John Lee Hooker JR. In April Ana travels to Memphis, TN for a recording session at the Ardent studios with Tony Coleman (drummer BB King), John Williams (bass) and Frank Ray Jr (hammond B3).
From January till March of 2011Ana moved to New Orleans to record her 6th studio album, and 3rd Eclecto Groove release. The back to the roots & blues album 'Unconditional' is produced by Ana Popovic and Grammy Award winning John Porter. The record features New Orleans very best musicians like Ana's slide idol Sonny Landreth and Jon Cleary on B3 and piano. Also harp player Jason Ricci makes a guest appearance.
In July of that year Ana was honored to appear as a special guest at BB-King's German shows. During the summer the Ana Popovic band played for an impressive 35 summer-festivals all over Europe and the USA. The song 'One Room Country Shack' (Unconditional), was 'Pick-Of-The-Week' in USA Today, American's biggest national newspaper. Unconditional made it to Billboard Blues Charts for 9 weeks peeking at #7. The album was at # 70 at Amazon's all music bestsellers list and # 1 at Amazon's contemporary Blues bestsellers list. Ana jams with Buddy Guy, Sonny Landreth and John Popper (Blues Traveler).
In December of 2011Ana received a 3-time nomination for the 2012 Blues Music Awards in the USA; for Contemporary Blues Album (Unconditional), Contemporary Blues Female Artist and Best DVD (An Evening at Trasimeno Lake). She will be appearing for one night at Riverside Casino.
Must be 21 or older to attend.
