Alternative rock is a term that gets thrown around easily. But hey, if you’re a fan of rock music in general, then I’m sure you’ll be interested in a few of the bands and artists from the Levant (Syria, Jordan, Palestine & Lebanon) that I have compiled and listed down below.
The obvious ones in the list are Mashrou’ Leila from Lebanon and Jadal from Jordan. But there are more bands and artists to check out apart from those two.
Some of them may not be producing music anymore but it’s still worth checking their awesome music out. Folk, ska, reggae, psychedelic rock and even rap…I’m sure there’s at least a band that’s of your liking -read on to discover all of them 😀
MASHROU’ LEILA (Lebanon)
GENRE: INDIE ROCK
Other Epic Songs by MASHROU’ LEILA:
JADAL (Jordan)
GENRE: Alternative rock
Other Epic Songs by JADAL:
AKHER ZAPHEER (Jordan)
GENRE: ROCK, GRUNGE
Other Epic Songs by Akher Zapheer:
MEEN (Lebanon)
GENRE: ROCK
Other Epic Songs by MEEN:
YAZAN HAIFAWI (Jordan)
GENRE: ROCK
Other Epic Songs by YAZAN HAIFAWI:
AUTOSTRAD (Jordan)
GENRE: INDIE ROCK
Other Epic Songs by AUTOSTRAD:
ZAMAN BAND (Palestine)
GENRE: GYPSY, ROCK
Other Epic Songs by ZAMAN BAND:
EL MORABBA3 (Jordan)
GENRE: ROCK
Other Epic Songs by EL MORABBA3:
ADONIS (Lebanon)
GENRE: POP ROCK
Other Epic Songs by ADONIS:
AZIZ MARAKA (Jordan)
GENRE: ROCK JAZZ
Other Epic Songs by AZIZ MARAKA:
EL FAR3I (Palestinian-Jordanian)
Genre: folk, acoustic rap, hip hop
Other Epic Songs by EL FAR3I:
APO & THE APOSTLES (Palestine)
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE FOLK ROCK
Other Epic Songs by APO & THE APOSTLES:
TOOT ARD (Golan Heights)
GENRE: REGGAE, PSYCH ROCK
Other Epic Songs by TOOT ARD:
GHAZALL (Nazareth)
GENRE: JAZZ ROCK, REGGAE
Other Epic Songs by GHAZALL:
KHEBEZ DAWLE (Syria)
GENRE: ROCK
Other Epic Songs by KHEBEZ DAWLE:
ANAS & FRIENDS (Syria)
GENRE: Rock
Other Epic Songs by ANAS & FRIENDS:
KHALAS (Palestine)
GENRE: ROCK
Other Epic Songs by KHALAS:
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What are your thoughts? If there are any bands or artists that you think should be included in this list, let me know in the comment section below!!
The best part of it all is that you don’t have to understand Arabic to enjoy the music.😎
P.S Check out my other songs related posts where you can learn a word or two in Levantine Arabic HERE.
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rohit aggarwal
thank you thelevantongue for giving me wonderful information
Kasia
Hi, do you have any idea, what it migh be? I’m looking for a song, that I remember very poorly. I think there might have been something about ghosts in the text, but not sure if English or Arabic, i think the band was Egyptian and had “radio” in it’s name. The song had a video of a dancing couple, somewhere in empty urban area, like a empty bus station or something. Do you think you can help?
Lyn
Hi, sorry, I don’t know that song…I think it’s best if you ask around on Facebook groups or on Reddit, there’s a higher chance that someone might recognise the song’s description 🙂
Betty Liu
could it be Mashrou’ Leila – Radio Romance?