Ziad Rahbani, the pioneering Lebanese music and composer, dies in 69 | Music news

Al -Mamroud artist, the legendary son of Fayrouz and composer Asi Rahbani, was a theater writer and pianist and political provocative.

The Lebanese music and composer Ziad Rahabani, the son of the iconic singer Fayrouz and the pioneer of jazz Fujen, died at the age of 69 from a heart attack.

A statement from the hospital, which was treated in the capital, Beirut, on Saturday: “On Saturday at 9:00 am, the heart of the great artist and establishment Ziad Rahabani stopped beating.”

Rabbani affected generations of Lebanese with his songs, especially his plays, whose lines are known by young and old.

He was a son Fayrouz, the last living legend of the Arabic song – One of the most famous Arab women around the world – and the composer Assi Rahbani, who, along with his brother Mansour, is the modern Arabic song by mixing classic, Russian and Latin American pieces with the rhythms of the Middle East.

“I admire the composer music like Charlie Parker, Getz and Dizy Gilsby,” said Rahabani once. “But my music is not Western, it’s Lebanese, with a different way of expression.”

Fayrouz also became an icon of young people when a monki consisted of her songs, which were affected by jazz rhythms – called “Eastern Jazz Music”.

Lebanon’s leaders praised the honor of the heart of the Lebanese composer, who was also a theater writer, pianist and political provocation.

President Joseph Aoun Rahani described as a living conscience, a rebellion vote against injustice, and a sincere mirror of persecuted and marginalized.

“Lebanon has lost an exceptional and creative artist, a free voice that has been loyal to the values of justice and dignity,” who said, “What many people did not dare to say.”

The works of Rabbani reflected the hybrid heritage Lebanon, which, until the civil war broke out in 1975, reflected a cultural melting bowl. It also reflected the sectarian strife that followed, which included the battles of bloody streets between competing militias and three years of violent Israeli occupation after the invasion of 1982.

While Fayrouz exceeded the strong sectarian divisions in the country, her son chose to be a secular and secular firmly, which condemns Lebanon’s long divisions. His intermittent play, Nazl El-Sour (Hotel Hotel), was shown in 1974 when he was only 17 years old, photographing a distorted society due to inequality in layer and repression.

The play follows a group of workers who take over a restaurant to claim their rights, only for their rejection of the political elite.

In another play, Bennesbeh Labokra Chou? (What about tomorrow?) The pianist plays in a bar in the war after the civil war. This work is characterized by some of the most exciting music in RahBani and biting comments, including the famous line, “They say tomorrow it will be better, but what about today?”

RAHBani was also composed of the amazing range. Traditional Arabic tunes were instilled with jazz, jazz and classic effects, creating a hybrid sound that has become known immediately. His live shows were legendary, when playing piano in smoke clubs in Hamra, one of the main commercial areas in Beirut.

In recent years, Rahbani has appeared less in the eyes of the audience, but young generations have discovered his online plays and took samples of his music in protest movements. He continued to write and write, and often talking about his frustration with the political recession Lebanon and the decomposing public life.

“I feel that everything has ended, I feel that Lebanon has become empty,” wrote Lebanese actress Carmen Leipus, his former partner, on X.

Rubaie survived his mother, now 90, his sister Rima and his brother Haley.