The a cappella group “Camerata” was founded in 1986 in Minsk. In 1988, the vocalists presented a jazz program with huge success at an ensemble festival in Panevėžys (Lithuania). A year later, in Riga, the group performed original works in which elements of folk play were combined with free jazz techniques.

After their second triumph, extensive tours of the vocal group began around the world. “Camerata” became a regular participant in music festivals in Germany, the USA, Norway, Turkey, China, Iran, Italy, the Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Canada, and Russia.

Today, “Camerata” is a group of true masters with vast stage experience. In 2017, the ensemble received the honorary title “Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus”, confirming its highest professional level over many years. And even today, the musicians do not stop their creative search – they invite new members to collaborate, organize creative collaborations, and create contemporary compositions.

The musical genre in which “Camerata” works can be described as world music. The ensemble’s creativity resembles a colorful mosaic: it combines Slavic motifs reworked in a modern way, African rhythms, oriental intonations, and Asian poetry. There is also room for American jazz and European retro. But the “leading role”, of course, is given to Belarusian musical folklore.