US EditionZiad Rahbani, Lebanese Composer and Son of Icon Fayrouz, Dies at 69
BEIRUT GOVERNORATE, LEBANON, JUL 26 – Ziad Rahbani reshaped Arab music and theater with politically charged works and leftist views, influencing generations of artists and highlighting social injustices in Lebanon and the Arab world.
- On Saturday, July 26, 2025, the death of Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese composer, playwright and musician, was confirmed by the National News Agency at age 69.
- Rahbani was born in Antelias, Lebanon, as the son of composer Assi Rahbani and singer Fairuz, who turned 90 last year.
- As a cultural provocateur, Rahbani's fusion of Western jazz and classical Arabic music demonstrates his artistic range, reflecting Lebanon's fractured heritage and social critique.
- In immediate reaction, President Joseph Aoun described him as `not just an artist, but a complete intellectual and cultural phenomenon`, while Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Lebanon lost `an exceptional artist and creative, a free voice who stayed faithful to the values of justice and dignity`.
- His ideological legacy highlights his unwavering defense of the oppressed and his influence on generations of Arab musicians, writers, and thinkers despite receding from the spotlight.
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Shafaq News- Beirut The National News Agency reported that the Lebanese artist Ziad Rahbani passed away this morning, Saturday, at the age of 69, after an artistic career that left a deep mark on music and theater. Ziad Rahbani is the son of Fairuz and the late Assi Rahbani and is considered one of the most prominent innovators in Lebanese song and political satirical theater. He began his artistic career in the early 1970s, when he presented hi…
Tributes pour in as Lebanese musician Ziad Rahbani dies at 69
DUBAI: Lebanese musician and playwright Ziad Rahbani, who was the son of iconic singer Fayrouz, died on Saturday at the age of 69. Rahbani, who was born on Jan. 1, 1956, began composing for Fayrouz as a teenager and is the mind behind legendary songs including “Kifak Inta” and “Bala Wala Shi.” His father, composer Assi Rahbani, was a musical icon in his own right. Considered
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