Croatian Music

Like Croatia, the music too is influenced from the neighbouring areas like the Mediterranean, Balkans and people that travelled from central and north Europe.
The music is available in the traditional folk, there is pop and there is rock too.  The folk music contains the klapa music, which forms a part of the capella singing. Klapa means a group of people and has been founded in church singing. The motif of klapa singing comprises of wine, country and the sea. They basically translate to the elements of music that includes harmony; rhythm does not play a substantial role here. 
The group is made of singers that are inseparable to the team. There is the tenor, bass and baritone. You can have 2 of each of them but the tenor has to be only one. On some occasions a few strings of the guitar sound heavenly along with the mandolin.
Klapa still lives on from time immemorial, it is sung on festivals by the youth. You will also hear some amateurs crooning on the streets in the evening after some food. Basically the klapa is made of a dozen male singers that sing harmonically. Now females have also taken into singing the klapa but it still remains a male dominated area.
Tamburitza is another type of folk music that has been founded here and has travelled the world over. Tamburitza comes from the musical instrument tambura that is used to play the music. It grew to its peak in the 18th century and was developed simultaneously in the Ukraine, Russia and Italy.
The Tamburitza music that was played in America and Canada in the later part of the 20th century was not different from that on the turn of the 19th century. It has stayed in tune to its roots even today. Professional groups formed that won international accolades in Croatia include Zlatni Dukati, Zdenac, Ex Panonia, Slavonske Lole and Gazde that have modernised with rock and roll.
Gusle is another type of folk music where a string instrument is used to evolve the traditional sound. It comes from the Croatian epic poetry, which has emphasis or historical and patriotic events. Gulse songs normally have lyrics that sing aloud of the outlaws and patriotic fighters. Mile Krajina stands out as a prominent poet of the gulse origin. He gained status among some conservative groups that made him go down in history. 
There are other folk music that stands out like the music of Zagorje, Medimurie, Istria and Kvarner. Along with traditional folk music pop music has also come of age in Croatia. It resembles that of Italy with a dash of traditional Croatian music. Now euro disco, euro dance that comprise of house, trance and techno have spread across the country. The 1990s was when the Croatian rap music took birth. The Ugly Leaders was the group that had its first hip-hop album hit the market and not only they were a hit but they gained a huge fan following. Yet although modern music is a hit in Croatia the traditional music is still alive.