Oussama Rahbani

Oussama Rahbani
أسامة الرحباني
Oussama Rahbani (to the left)
Oussama Rahbani (to the left)
Born(1965-12-09)9 December 1965
Occupationcomposer, musician
NationalityLebanese
FatherMansour Rahbani
RelativesMarwan Rahbani (brother)
Ghadi Rahbani (brother)
Fairuz (aunt)
Ziad Rahbani (cousin)

Oussama Al Rahbani (Arabic: أسامة الرحباني; born 9 December 1965) is a Lebanese musician and composer. He is the son of the Lebanese composer, musician, and poet, Mansour Rahbani.

Oussama completed his education at Collège des Frères Maristes Champville until 1973, Collège des Apôtres, Jounieh until 1982 and finally Kaslik, where he got his Lebanese baccalaureate. He studied History at the Lebanese University. A keen soccer fan, he played as an amateur.

He took piano lessons from a young age and music courses at Berklee College of Music in 1990 and 1995. His classical music and jazz music was influenced by his brother, Marwan Rahbani, and his cousin, Ziad Rahbani. Oussama's background in classical music developed alongside Marwan, and Ghadi Rahbani. He is also an avid music collector.