Klapa Kamen

Croatian male klapa group from Kamen. A cappella folk group singing traditional folk music of Croatia. The klapa music is a form of a cappella singing that first appeared in Croatia during the 1960s. The word klapa translates as "a group of people" and traces its roots to liturgical church singing. The motifs in general celebrate love, wine (grapes), country (homeland) and sea. The main elements of the music are harmony and melody, with rhythm very rarely being very important. A klapa group consists of a first tenor, a second tenor, a baritone, and a bass. It is possible to double all the voices apart from the first tenor. It is usually composed of up to a dozen male singers singing very harmonic tunes. In recent times, female vocal groups have been quite popular, but in general male and female groups do not mix. Although klapa is a cappella music, on occasion it is possible to add a gentle guitar and a mandolin.