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Klapa Navalia"" represents the rich tradition of Easter singing in Novalja on the island of Pag, the fifth largest island in the Adriatic Sea. Although the majority of the songs are rendered in the modern polyphonic klapa manner of traditional male singing, their basis is actually the archaic choral matrix known as Glagolitic chant. This ancient tradition, which dates from as far back as the 12th century, is carried on by vocalists without formal training, grouped in folk ensembles of various sizes, who sing according to the musical paradigms passed on by oral transmission from previous generations. Klapa Navalia simultaneously continues the traditions of local archaiec singing and adapts these traditions to the current manner of music making, thereby preserving the national and regional identity- and, especially, the spiritual and cultural identity - of its native region, the island of Pag."" (Description taken from the beautiful and comprehensive liner notes, transkated into seven different languages.) Recorded in surround sound on October 11-13, 2003 in the church of St. Catherine, in Novalja, Croatia. This project is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Republic of Croatia, European distribution by Hit Records (www.hitrecords.hr). All songs are sung in the native Croatian language, with English translations in the CD jacket. For more information on the group, visit their web site at www.KlapaNavalia.com