''Ana! Live in Amsterdam'' is

Ana Popović Ana Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Ана Поповић, born May 13, 1976) is a blues singer and guitarist from Serbia who currently resides in the United States. Biography Early life Popović was born in 1976 in Belgrade. Her father (Milton Popović) in ...

's first concert video and live album, with the video released on May 31, 2005, and the album released on July 26, 2005. The album is not pure blues but showcases modern and cross-border blues with rock, soul, and jazz elements. " Sittin' on Top of the World" is a classic

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track, "Bigtown Playboy" showcases her slide guitar skills, "Won't Let You Down" gives off the funk and soul of

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, and "Navojo Moon" is dedicated to the guitarists who influenced her style, such as

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and

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. Although Popović was born in Belgrade, Serbia, she had moved to Europe and had adopted Amsterdam as her new home, so this concert was presented in her new hometown.

Video track list

Video personnel

Musicians * Ana Popović – vocals, guitar, slide guitar * Fabrice Ach – bass * Denis Palatin – drums * Dominique Vantomme – piano *

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– vocals (track 8) Production * Thomas Ruf - Executive producer * Ronald Trijber - mixing and mastering * Recorded live on January 30, 2005 in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

, NL at

Melkweg Melkweg (Dutch for "Milky Way") is a music venue and cultural center on Lijnbaansgracht, near Leidseplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is housed in a former dairy and includes four music halls as well as a cinema, a restaurant and an exhibitio ...

Album track list

Album personnel

Musicians * Ana Popović – vocals, guitar, slide guitar * Fabrice Ach – bass * Denis Palatin – drums * Dominique Vantomme – piano *

– vocals (track 8) Production * Thomas Ruf - Executive producer * Ronald Trijber - mixing and mastering * Recorded live on January 30, 2005 in

, NL at Melkweg

References

{{reflist 2005 live albums Ana Popović albums Live video albums