Ana Pupedan is a
musical group
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from
Pivka
Pivka (, , ) is a small town in Slovenia in the Pivka Basin in the Karst region. It is the seat of the Municipality of Pivka. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola.
Name
Pivka was first mentioned in 1300 as ''villa Sancti Petri ...
,
Slovenia
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. The band was founded in 1992 by
Simon Avsec (
vocal
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,
violin
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),
Boštjan Požar (
guitar
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,
clarinet
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),
Peter Žnidaršič (
bass guitar
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), and
Marko Doles (
drums
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).
In the local
Slovene dialect, "Ana Pupedan" means ''One in the afternoon'', but many mistakenly believe that the band's name stands for a woman.
Discography
*''Anje Pupedanju'' (1995 KŠOPP, reissue 1998, Vinilmanija)
*''Ante prupagandni balar'' (1998, Vinilmanija)
*''Brez naslova'' (2001, self distribution)
*''Na domači brjači'' (2010, Založba Radia Študent (ZARŠ))
External links
anapupedan.comAna Pupedan MySpaceAna Pupedan at Založba Radia Študent (ZARŠ)
Slovenian alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 1992
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