The folk song group ‘’JANE’’ was founded four years ago in Velika Gorica,
a town near Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
Even though the group’s history is short, its members had been active in several
amateur folklore ensembles of the Turopolje region (the region around
the town of Velika Gorica, with a rich tradition in folklore) for many years. The
group has 25 members, including the tamburitza players who accompany the
singers on traditional Croatian instruments.
The songs in their repertoire encompass the whole of Croatia, and their
interpretation emphasizes the great variety and wealth of folklore music expression
in their homeland. They show great love and enthusiasm for the
Croatian cultural heritage and aim to protect traditional folk and church songs
from oblivion. The group also performs more recent folk songs, written by the
most eminent folk music composers of Croatia.