A Cappella

A cappella music is characterized by its exclusive use of vocal instrumentation, often incorporating intricate harmonies, beatboxing, and vocal percussion to create a rich, layered sound. Originating in African-American spirituals and barbershop quartets, a cappella evolved through doo-wop and vocal jazz, gaining popularity in the 1980s and 1990s with the rise of collegiate groups and competitions. This genre's cultural significance lies in its democratization of music-making, as it requires no instruments beyond the human voice. A cappella draws from various styles, including R&B, pop, jazz, and classical, but its unique vocal arrangements and emphasis on vocal technique set it apart. With its versatility and expressiveness, a cappella has become a beloved genre, celebrated for its innovative arrangements and captivating performances that can evoke the intimacy of a cappella's roots while also showcasing its modern, genre-bending flair.

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3 Heath Brothers
7 Days A Cappella
AcaBelles
Acappology
Afro Blue
All-Night Yahtzee
Amazin' Blue
Anton Armstrong
Avi Kaplan
Backtrack
Ball in the House
Bobby McFerrin
Caleb and Kelsey
Chris Rupp
Citizen Queen
Cor Jove De L'Orfeó Català
DCappella
Detroit Youth Choir
Distilled Harmony
Divisi
Duwende
Exit 245
Five O'Clock Shadow
Forte A cappella
Fundamentally Sound
Geoff Castellucci
Home Free
Hyannis Sound
Jacob Narverud
James Jordan
Jimlapbap
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Joe Miller
Kings Return
MC6 A Cappella
Madison McFerrin
Marit Tøndel Bodsberg
Mixed Mode
Musae
Naturally 7
Naturally Sharp
New Dominions
Notre Dame Magnificat Choir
Octopodes
On The Rocks
OneVoice
Orfeó Català
Out of the Dawg House
Pansol Choir
Penn Masala
Pentatonix
Rhythm & Blue
Richard Burchard
Rip_Chord
Robert Hollingworth
Rockapella
ScatterTones
Serenata Moss
Sound Off A Cappella
Stefan Parkman
Stimmgewalt
Straight No Chaser
Suzi Digby
Take 6
Take It Slo
The A Cappella Group
The Binchois Consort
The Chattertocks
The Coats
The Edge Effect
The Filharmonic
The Illinois Rip Chords
The Island Voices
The Loreleis
The Madison Project
The Manhattan Transfer
The Real Group
The Spirituals
The Stanford Mendicants
The Swingles
The Treblemakers
The Vassar Devils
The Virginia Belles
The Vocaholics
Tim Foust
Toccatatones
Treble On Huntington
Tufts Beelzebubs
Upper Structure
VOCA PEOPLE
Vadé
Vocal Point (University of Delaware)
Voctave
VoicePlay
Vox One
Windborne
Xtension Chords
Zeronove
säje
الشيخ ياسر الدوسري
Pentatonix
Bobby McFerrin
The Barden Bellas
Home Free
Geoff Castellucci
The Treblemakers
Caleb and Kelsey
Avi Kaplan
VoicePlay
Madison McFerrin
The Manhattan Transfer
DCappella
Voctave
Straight No Chaser
Take 6
Naturally 7
The Island Voices
Orfeó Català
Penn Masala
Cor Jove De L'Orfeó Català
The Spirituals
Tim Foust
Citizen Queen
The Real Group
James Jordan
Serenata Moss
The HamilTones
Street Corner Symphony
Joe Miller
The Filharmonic
Rockapella
The Singers Unlimited
Tufts Beelzebubs
Robert Sund
The Swingle Singers
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
الشيخ ياسر الدوسري
Kings Return
The Nylons
On The Rocks
The Stanford Mendicants
Anton Armstrong
3 Heath Brothers
Hyannis Sound
Pansol Choir
Tonic Sol-Fa
The Persuasions
Anders Eby
The Swingles
säje
Jimlapbap
Backtrack
MC6 A Cappella
Chris Rupp
Windborne
New York Voices
Vanderbilt Melodores
4:2:Five
Robert Hollingworth
Suzi Digby
Jacob Narverud
Stimmgewalt
OneVoice
Riga Radio Choir
Vocal Point
The Idea of North
The Harmonics
Detroit Youth Choir
VOCA PEOPLE
Zeronove
Stefan Parkman
Robert Bode
Fundamentally Sound
Acoustikats
Accent
ScatterTones
Exit 245
The Bobs
The Vassar Devils
Marit Tøndel Bodsberg
Faux Paz
The A Cappella Group
Daniel Bara
The Sons of Pitches
Vadé
The Binchois Consort
Groove For Thought
The Madison Project
The Cat's Pajamas Vocal Band
Notre Dame Magnificat Choir
Upper Structure
The Virginia Belles
Rip_Chord
The Sing-Off Contestants
The Beartones
Acappology
Eleventh Hour
AcaBelles
Vocal Rush
Richard Burchard