Arabic rock

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Mahmoud Radaideh, founder of JadaL, performing in 2014 Contemporary Arabic Rock Lead Singer Mahmoud Radaideh of Jadal Band.jpg
Mahmoud Radaideh, founder of JadaL, performing in 2014

Arabic rock describes a wide variety of forms of music made in the Arab world. Although no major Arabic rock bands existed before the year 2000, the alternative music scene boomed afterwards with the creation of popular bands. [1] While JadaL is best known to be the starters of the Arabic Rock and Arab indie music movement, being the first to officially adopt the Arabic Rock genre name in specific, many Arab musicians have adopted musical forms foreign to Arab culture, like rock music, and have attempted to arabize them. [2] [3]

History

References

  1. "Rock and Metal Music in the Modern Arab World | Derek Kortepeter - Academia.edu". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  2. Abdo, Shireen (18 March 2015). "Arab rock music: A challenging adventure". Alaraby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-02-15.
  3. "أهم ١٥ باند عربى لازم تسمعهم لو بتحب الروك". Theglocal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2016-10-20.