Famous Croatian band Klapa Bosket in Baku

On December 18, the concert program of the famous music band Klapa Bosket, invited to our Azerbaijan on the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Azerbaijan, was held in Landmark, Report informs.

Many ambassadors, intellectuals, and media representatives from our country attended the concert.

Croatian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Branko Zebic, who spoke in the concert first greeted the guests and spoke about the group’s visit to Azerbaijan:

“Although this concert program has been planned a long time ago, the visit has been postponed due to the pandemic. The word Klapa Bosket means “group of friends” in Azerbaijani. This is a popular vocal group established in the south of Croatia. In general, Klapa Bosket has existed in Croatia for centuries. The music performed by this group was included in the UNESCO cultural heritage in 2012. I hope that you will enjoy their performance.”

Later, media representatives were informed about the group Klapa Bosket. It was noted that the traditional multi-party vocal group from Croatia is characterized by the singing of acapella in several motives. They are famous for love, homeland, nature, religion, or ironic songs. Klapa singing was originally a legacy of Dalmatia, but this group was established by Dalmatian singers, who studied in college in Zagreb, Croatia, and later continued to live there. Therefore, it is a nostalgic description of their region and origin. Bosket has been established in 2013 and since then, it has enriched its repertoire with more than 200 Dalmatian songs. Bosket soon became known as one of the leaders in a new trend of Dalmatian klapa groups with its colorful voice and young songs.

Members of the group Klapa Bosket Bojan Karavanic, Toni Zekulic, Davor Cakovic, Marko Vukic, Vicko Cagalj, Boris Cakovic, Tomislav Kovacic performed an interesting concert program at the Azerbaijan National Conservatoire on December 17.