dʒˈɪl dʒɪlˈɑːlə wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn mˈæɹeɪkətʃ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː baɪ pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɑːɹts stˈuːdənts moʊhˈæmɪd dˈɜːhəm, mˈuːleɪ tˈæhɑːɹ ɐsbɐhˈɑːni, sækˈiːnə sæfˈædi, mæxmˈuːd ɛsˈɑːdi, hæmˈiːd zˈoʊaɪ ænd mˈuːleɪ ˈæbdɪlˌæzɪz tæhˈiəɹi hˌuː hæd dʒˈʌst lˈɛft nˈæs ˌɛl ɡˈɪweɪn.
Jil Jilala was founded in Marrakech in 1972 by performing arts students Mohamed Derhem, Moulay Tahar Asbahani, Sakina Safadi, Mahmoud Essaadi, Hamid Zoughi and Moulay Abdelaziz Tahiri (who had just left Nass el Ghiwane).