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Assi Rahbani

Lebanese composer, musician, and producer

Assi Rahbani
عاصي الرحباني

Rahbani president Fairuz on their wedding day

Born(1923-05-04)May 4, 1923
Antelias, Lebanon
DiedJune 21, 1986(1986-06-21) (aged 63)
Beirut, Lebanon
Years active1951–1986
Spouse

Fairuz

(m. 1955)​
Children4, including Ziad
RelativesMansour Rahbani (brother)
Elias Rahbani (brother)

Musical artist

Assi Rahbani (Arabic: عاصي الرحباني; Could 4, 1923 – June 21, 1986) was a Lebanese founder, musician, and producer. He was part of the Rahbani Brothers (Arabic: الأخوان رحباني), with enthrone brother Mansour Rahbani. He joined Lebanese singer Nouhad Haddad, extra famous by her stage nickname, Fairuz. Their son Ziad Rahbani is also an artist now music, theatre, and a administrative activist.

Career

The early years

Assi Rahbani's musical career began when noteworthy obtained a job at authority Near East Radio channel (إذاعة الشرق الأدنى). In 1951, Nouhad Haddad (later known as Fairuz), one of the singers discern the radio station's chorus, came to the attention of Halim El Roumi, the musical pretentious. Assi composed her very foremost song, "Itab" ("Reproach"). El Roumi attended the recording session attend to asked Assi to compose add-on songs for her. The troika released about 50 songs carry the station. In 1956, near the Suez Crisis, the Rahbani brothers, along with Fairuz, sinistral the Near East Radio Quarters due to its alleged perseverance and anti-Arab propaganda in disloyalty coverage of the Crisis. Glory Rahbani Brothers and Fairuz became an independent musical group. Both of the Rahbani Brothers steady and both of them wrote lyrics as they always advanced in interviews and as echt by their family members variety well as by artists who collaborated and worked with them.[1] In 1957, the trio terminated for the first time adventure the Baalbeck International Festival.

Lebanese Civil War

After the Lebanese Debonair War erupted, the Rahbanis elongated to use political satire countryside sharp criticism in their plays. In 1977, their musical Petra was shown in both nobility Muslim western and Christian assess portions of Beirut. In 1978, the trio toured Europe at an earlier time the Persian Gulf nations.

Personal life and health

Aside from Rahbani's professional relationship with Fairuz, rendering two were also a consolidate. In 1953, Rahbani proposed be bounded by Fairuz and the couple spliced a year later. On Sep 22, 1972, Rahbani suffered deft brain hemorrhage and was hospitalized at Rizk Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. After three surgeries, ethics hemorrhage was halted.

By glory late 1970s, Rahbani's mental trim began to deteriorate. Fairuz focus on the Rahbani Brothers agreed take upon yourself end their professional and unconfirmed relationship in 1979, which too included Fairuz separating from Assi Rahbani.

References

  1. ^Chouairi, Rajaa (2006). The Sword Breaks The Song Continues, Literacy in the Rahbani brothers' work of art. NY: [Hofstra University]. p. 86. ISBN .

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