JadaL

Rock sung in Jordanian Arabic once sounded like a contradiction. JadaL turned it into a habit. Formed in Amman in 2003 by guitarist and composer Mahmoud Radaideh, the band built its songs on honest riffs and choruses made for a crowd, proving that Arabic sits perfectly comfortably on top of a loud drum kit. A JadaL poster celebrates exactly that collision.

The look of a JadaL poster

Guitars come first. Picture necks silhouetted against the light, stacked amps, a spotlight cutting a gold beam through stage smoke. The palette runs from deep black to warm amber, sometimes with the pale limestone of Amman's hillsides glowing in the background.

The band's first single was "El Tobah", a rock take on an Abdel Halim Hafez classic, which makes a natural bridge to our Arab legends. Then came "Salma" and albums such as Arabic Rocks (2009), El Makina (2012) and Malyoun (2016). That back-and-forth between heritage and electricity is what a good print should hold on to.

Building an Arabic rock corner

Hang it beside a real guitar on a wall hook, or above a small practice amp in a musician's bedroom. The upright format even echoes the outline of the instrument itself. If you play yourself, it makes good company for long practice sessions: something to look up at between takes, a reminder that Arabic and distortion get along just fine.

Fancy crossing scenes? Pair it with Cairokee, the other big name in Arabic rock, or mix in prints from our rock collection so Amman can trade riffs with London and Seattle on the same wall. JadaL's amber tones soften the harder blacks of Western album art.

Delivered anywhere in Tunisia, cash on delivery. All that's missing is someone to turn the amp up.