Music of Jordan

Rural zajal songs, with improvised poetry played with a mijwiz, tablah, arghul, oud, rabab, and reed pipe ensemble accompanying is popular.

Over the past decades Diana Karazon and others were the most popular among the mass audience, in mid-2000s indie bands such as JadaL and others emerged and found a moderate amount of success amongst the youth in Jordan and the region.

The Bedouin singer Omar Al-Abdallat (known for his patriotic song "Hashemi, Hashemi"), Diana Karazon (winner of the Arab version of Pop Idol), Toni Qattan, and singer Hani Mitwasi (the winner of the Jordan Awards 2010)[1] are perhaps Jordan's biggest stars.

[2] Other well-known Jordanian musicians are Qamar Badwan (who won the golden prize in the 2000 Cairo Song Festival) and percussionist Hani Naser.

The indie rock scene grew thanks to artists such as Jordanian-Canadian singer-songwriter Pinwheel Valley, formerly known as KAIS (2009 - 2012),[3][4] Ibrahim Baggili, and Hani Mitwasi.

The Jordanian-Egyptian duo Bedouin has also broken onto the world scene, having collaborated with artists like Virgil Abloh and Black Coffee.

Other Jordanian electronic and pop music artists include King Deco[14] (also known as Dana Salah), and Llunr.

[15][16] Upcoming Jordanian electronic music artists include the progressive house duo Fairplay[17][18] Some of the more ancient musicians in Jordan are the Faqir family, which extends back more than a century.