Ana Pupedan, the band from Pivka started to perform at openings of exhibitions, in country pubs, clubs and outdoors in 1992. The name of the band comes from the Primorska regional dialect, which literary means one in the afternoon but was formed as a name and surname. In more than 15 years they performed all around Slovenia with their cheerful critical songs mixed with ethno melos at several venues: Novi Rock 1994, KUD France Prešeren Arts and Culture Association, CRMK Nova Gorica, MKC Koper Youth and Culture Centre, KGB Nova Gorica, Nada Žagar Youth Club (MKNŽ) Ilirska Bistrica, Bela krajina Youth Cultural Club (MKK Črnomelj), B-51 Cultural Society, Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone, Dakota DC-3 Ljubljana, Luxor Nova Gorica, Palma Ljubljana and Life Domžale. The band members of Ana Pupedan are: Simon Avsec - voice, Boštjan Požar - guitar, Peter Žnidaršič - bass and Marko Doles - percussion.
They have also played concerts in Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, the USA and Ukraine. An ethno variant of their music has been performed by an Ana Pupedan alias band called Ante Upedanten Banda. Up to 2010 the band has recorded four CDs - Anje Pupedanju, Ante prupagandni balar, untitled album which was made at Pivka House of Culture and Na domači brjači, published by Radio Študent (RŠ) record label. The band composed an introduction song in the popular TV-sitcom Vrtičkarji [Gardeners], aired on Radio-Television Slovenia in 2010. They also played in theatre (Viže inu griže) and composed music for the animation series Bizgeci ['The Buffons'], produced by Studio Maj.
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