Ziad Rahbani
زياد الرحباني
Musician
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Lebanon
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Beirut,
Lebanon
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Composer, playwright, and Fairuz's son, whose musicals turned biting political satire into some of Lebanon's most enduring theater.
The son of Fairuz and composer Assi Rahbani, Ziad Rahbani built his own reputation as a composer and playwright whose stage musicals fused jazz-inflected orchestration with a satirical, often scathing take on Lebanese sectarian politics before, during, and after the country's civil war.
His refusal to soften his political commentary for a mainstream audience made him a singular figure in Lebanese cultural life. He remains one of the most influential composers in the country's modern history.
Languages
Arabic, French
Representation
Independent