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A true musical maverick, Ziad Rahbani didn’t do things in half measures. He lived a free life, on his own terms; and left the same way ...

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Ziad Rahbani’s musical, theatrical, and radio works have left their mark on the memory of more than one generation. Ziad ...

He was to the manner born. His mother Fairouz is Lebanon’s most iconic singer, a diva whose haunting voice continues to ...

Thani, extended heartfelt condolences to legendary singer Fairuz and her family on the loss of her son, Ziad Rahbani ...

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Ziad Rahbani was more than a composer or playwright—he was a mirror of Lebanon's identity, a vital part of its theatrical and ...

The New Arab remembers and honours Ziad Rahbani, the legendary Lebanese composer, satirist, and pioneer of ’Oriental jazz’, ...