Ziad Rahbani

Ziad Rahbani زياد الرحباني
Rahbani in 2001
Background information
Born	(1956-01-01) January 1, 1956 (age 68)
Origin	Lebanon
Genres	Arabic music Lebanese music opera jazz
Occupations	Composer writer musician
Instruments	Piano electronic keyboards accordion buzuq vocals
Parents	Assi Rahbani (father) Fairuz (mother)
Relatives	Mansour Rahbani (uncle) Elias Rahbani (uncle)

Ziad Rahbani^[a] (Arabic: زياد الرحباني, born 1956) is a Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator. He is the son of Fairouz, one of Lebanon and the Arab world's most famous singers, and Assi Rahbani, one of the founders of modern Arabic music.^[1]

His compositions are well known throughout the Arab world. He became by far the most influential Lebanese artist during the civil war. Many of his musicals satirize Lebanese politics both during and after the Lebanese Civil War, and are often strongly critical of the traditional political establishment.

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