Ana Popovic (Belgrade, Serbia, 1976) is a virtuose guitarist and singer with an outstanding 25-year career. With her inseparable Fender Stratocaster on her shoulder, she displays exquisite technique as well as an elegant and energetic stage presence. Popovic is a...

The incombustible soul singer Martha High (Victoria, Virginia, 1945) will be another of the big names at the Bilbao Blues Festival. Her powerful, heartbreaking voice was "baptised" by the legendary James Brown, whom she accompanied on his tours for more than 30 years,...