We’re recording our second CD right now, so that’s the biggest thing going on. It was very embarrassing, because he didn’t ask us to play it, he just got mad, and he was shouting at the band! We admire that music, but we don’t play it. Once, we were playing a gig and there was a very old, traditional Jordanian sheikh who wanted us to play traditional Jordanian music. What’s your most embarrassing performance moment? We cancel all our plans, or going out with friends – everyone knows that on Sundays we’re not available. Between the Gypsy Kings and Um Kalthoum, we’re somewhere in there.Įhab: Cartoon music… especially video game music.Įvery Sunday at Firas’ place. If your music were an animal, what animal would it be?Īn octopus, because we play as much as eight musicians with only four. We have this positive energy then, and we try to write new songs.
The day after a very nice gig, there’s always great jam session. When are you the most inspired musically? We like to start instrumental and gradually go into singing we like starting slow. What’s your favourite part about performing? We tell some jokes and laugh a little bit to get in the mood. We talk together for like 10 minutes before going on stage. If you could perform anywhere in the world, where would you play?Įhab: Anywhere with a beach… nice music, nice atmosphere, nice girls… Souk Jara this summer was one of our greatest events, because we played our original songs for the first time and the feedback from the fans was amazing! We were also very honoured to be able to perform at Prince Faisal’s wedding and Prince Rashid’s wedding. What’s your favourite place among those you performed at so far? How long have you, as a band, been together? It’s a cross between guitar and nai, and we just removed the ‘r’. Mohanned Al-Jabi: nai (Middle Eastern end-blown flute), vocals Not only are these guys extremely talented, with huge local fan bases, but they clearly love what they do and have a great time doing it!
We at VIVA are huge music fans, so we decided to meet the members of a few of our favourite homegrown bands to find out what makes them so rock-star cool (and hilarious to boot). With a plethora of DJs, dance crews, ballet recitals, music festivals and live performances to enjoy and choose from, we are now finding ourselves with more local talent than ever before. Over the past 20 years, the music scene in Amman has become more diverse than ever before. VIVA sits down with some of Jordan’s hottest local music acts Our friends at Viva Magazine interviewed some of Amman's awesome bands!Ĭheck them out! You can buy local artist's music from JO Bedu (Jabal Al Weibdeh or Abdoun)įEATURE: SHAUNA ZAJAC, NADINE ZEINE AND MATTHEW HAMILTON.
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