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Šibenik - Klapa singing

Dalmatia - Split

Sibenik is located almost in the middle of the Croatian Adriatic coast, in the picturesque, indented in the river Krka, one of the most beautiful Croatian karst river.

Sibenik is known for its long tradition of Capella singing (klapa singing). Capella singing tradition dates from the late Middle Ages, from the time of the Dalmatian fraternities. George Hafner, A well known humanist, but 1487th in his book "De situ et civitate IIlyriae Sibenici" describes his first impressions of the singing of folk singers. It also mentions the singing of the dirge we prove that the woman singing on our coast was widespread. Parelelno songs were created with the development of folk poetry as a reflection of lifestyle.

In the wider area of ​​Sibenik operates a number of male and female singing: Olive gangs, gangs Fortica, More gangs, gangs Canzona, gangs Romance, Brodarica gangs, gangs Wells, Mirakul gangs, gangs Recina, Skradinke gangs, gangs Bile vile, gangs, and gangs Orsulice Mela .

Klapa Sibenik song today is part of the cultural identity of our region, formed by musical taste and helps preserve traditional values.

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