Lebanese pianist, composer and playwright Ziad Rahbani performs during the Beirut Holidays 2019 Festival at the waterfront in the Lebanese capital — JOSEPH EID Renowned Lebanese musician and composer ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Ziad Rahbani, the Lebanese composer and musician who created a distinct Lebanese sound from Western and Arabic musical roots, and whose sardonic critique of the country's sectarian ...

A son of Lebanese musical icons, he became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music. By Vivian Yee Hwaida Saad and Dayana Iwaza Vivian Yee ...

A new wave of Arab artists are gaining global traction. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with music writer Danny Hajjar about this recent rise and the future of Arabic music. Danny Hajjar has always been ...

GOOD art resonates with each generation. Ziad Rahbani might have wished that some of his did not. The plot of “Belnesba Labokra Chou?” (“What About Tomorrow?”), his classic play, is simple: a young ...

A Lebanese singer famous for songs about resistance & war is laid to rest during another Israeli invasion in the region he wrote songs about. Some songs bring comfort at a time of conflict. Others are ...

Ziad Rahbani, the iconic Lebanese composer, playwright, and political satirist, passed away on Saturday, July 26, in Beirut, leaving behind a region in ruin and a generation in mourning. More than a ...

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