Raised in a storied family — his mother, Fayrouz, is one of the Arab world’s most beloved singers — he wrote works reflecting ...

Ziad Rahbani, centre, a visionary Lebanese composer, playwright and pianist, during an anti-government protest organized by ...

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

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 ...

A son of Lebanese musical icons, he became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded ...

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

Hundreds of people in Lebanon have paid tribute to iconic composer, pianist and playwright Ziad Rahbani, who died over the ...

Lebanon this week mourned the passing of one of its most beloved artists. Musician and playwright Ziad Rahbani died a week ago. NPR's Michael Levitt has this remembrance. MICHAEL LEVITT, BYLINE: In ...

Ziad Rahbani, renowned Lebanese composer and playwright, died of a heart attack in Beirut, leaving a lasting cultural and ...

Lebanese artist Ziad Rahbani passed away today at the age of 69, following a prolific artistic journey that left a profound ...

Hundreds of people in Lebanon paid tribute Monday to iconic composer, pianist and playwright Ziad Rahbani, who died over the ...

Although no official day of national mourning was declared, the magnitude of Rahbani’s influence was reflected in the ...