Lonely Serbia

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Originally hailing from Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia, Ana's roots in war-torn Serbia have imbued her with a deep sense of purpose. With years of steady touring throughout Europe and four critically acclaimed CDs under her belt, Ana finally sets her sights on the US. Her debut release for Delta Groove, produced by Grammy Award winning producer John Porter (Los Lonely Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Keb Mo, Buddy Guy, Roxy Music, The Smiths), spotlights her growth and maturity as an artist, emphasizing her songwriting skills alongside her sensual vocals and masterful guitar.

During the '50s Makavejev began making short films and documentaries in the Zagreb and Belgrade studios, as in Kino Klub Beograd, the center of avantguard film and amateur activities during the '60s in Serbia. The experimental and documentary impulse remains powerful in Makavejev's work, as does the tendency to intercut undigested segments from other films into longer works. At the same time, those early works would be the first of many run-ins with the censors that would plague his career and, arguably, keep him from being recognized as a major postwar film artist.