Ziad Rahbani

Born: 1956-01-01

Lebanese composer, songwriter, singer, playwright, journalist and director. He began composing since he was six years old. He also composed his first song for for his mother, Fairouz, at only seventeen years old. Ever since, Ziad began working with his mother and the Rahbani family in their theatrical works at that time, then he also began writing and directing his own plays, which began to bear his own mark and his political and social views, which include (سهرية، نزل السرور، بالنسبة لبكرا شو، فيلم أمريكي طويل، شيء فاشل، بخصوص الكرامة والشعب العنيد). He's also written and composed several songs for Fairouz (البوسطة، عندي ثقة فيك، سلم لي عليه، إيه في أمل), and has taken part in several radio shows (العقل زينة، ياه ما أحلاكم، نص الألف 500) Ziad's first 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. 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 the task of composing its music. The song "Saalouni El Nass" (People Asked Me) gained Ziad recognition.


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Whispers

as Self
Released: 1980-01-01

At every station, between sites filled with poetry and nostalgia for a bygone era, the poet's...

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The Kite

as Ziad
Released: 2004-02-18

A young 15 year old girl, Lamia, lives in a southern Lebanese village on the border with Israel....

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Nahla

as Himself
Released: 1979-01-02

After the battle of Kfar Chouba in Lebanon in January 1975, Larbi Nasri, a young Algerian...

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Alive: Music from Beirut

as Himself
Released: 1991-12-31

The movie "Alive" by Ziad Rahbani, released in the early nineties, includes various video...

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American Motion Picture

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-01

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Houdou Nisbi

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-01

A trip with Ziad Rahbani and his team into the making of "Houdou Nisbi"

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What About Tomorrow?

as Zakaria
Released: 1978-02-21

Zakaria and Soraya, a married couple, decide to move to live in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in...

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