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[ 07 - ZIAD AL RAHBANI ] YAWMIYYAT GHALBOUN - 2014 [ 08 - HIKING ] YAWMIYYAT GHALBOUN - 2014
ZIAD AL RAHBANI GHALBOUN HIKING
CONCERT
Date: Date:
SUNDAY AUGUST 17@21:00 SUNDAY AUGUST 31
Location: Location:
Ghalboun Sports’ Club Ghalboun Village
iad Rahbani (also Ziyad al-Rahbany
Arabic:, born 1956) is a Lebanese
Zcomposer, pianist, playwright, and
political commentator. His compositions
are well known throughout the Arab
world. Many of his musicals satirize
Lebanese politics both during and after
the civil war, and are often strongly
critical of the traditional political
establishment. Rahbani’s first known
artistic work was “Sadiqi Allah” (My
Friend God), a collection of writings between the years 1967 and 1968 when he
was in his teens. In 1973, at age 17, Rahbani composed his first music for Fairuz,
his mother. Assi Rahbani, his father, was hospitalized and his mother Fairuz was to
play the leading role in Al Mahatta by the Rahbani brothers. Mansour Rahbani, his
uncle, who had written the lyrics of a song about Assi Rahbani’s forced absence,
gave Ziad Rahbani the task of composing its music. The song “Saalouni El Nass”
(The People Asked Me)[9] gained Rahbani recognition in the music world. The
Municipality has proudly hosted the famous artist to perform a live concert in
Ghalboun sports club.
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