Zaman’s music is built around a meeting point between Palestinian and Arabic musical traditions and the wider sounds of the Mediterranean. Their style combines acoustic instrumentation, rhythmic guitar arrangements, expressive Levantine vocals, and influences from flamenco and gypsy rumba, creating a sound that feels warm, organic, and immediately recognizable. The band moves comfortably between original compositions and reinterpretations of traditional songs, bringing familiar musical ideas into a contemporary setting without losing their character or emotional depth.

A strong part of Zaman’s identity comes from the way their music tells stories. Their songs often explore love, separation, longing, heartbreak, reunion, and the memories that remain between people over time. These themes are expressed through direct, conversational lyrics and melodies that allow the emotion of each song to remain at the center. Rej’eti Eli, for example, revisits the story of an earlier song and transforms its sense of loss into one of reunion and hope, while Sejn Ekhteyari explores a darker emotional space, portraying the feeling of being trapped within one's own memories and choices.