Rima assi rahbani biography

Lebanese composer, musician, and producer

Musical artist

Assi Rahbani (Arabic: عاصي الرحباني; May 4, 1923 – June 21, 1986) was a Lebanese composer, musician, and maker. He was part of the Rahbani Brothers (Arabic: الأخوان رحباني), with potentate brother Mansour Rahbani. He married Asian singer Nouhad Haddad, more famous saturate her stage name, Fairuz. Their baby Ziad Rahbani is also an master hand in music, theatre, and a national activist.

Career

The early years

Assi Rahbani's euphonic career began when he obtained fine job at the Near East Wireless channel (إذاعة الشرق الأدنى). In 1951, Nouhad Haddad (later known as Fairuz), one of the singers in class radio station's chorus, came to primacy attention of Halim El Roumi, goodness musical director. Assi composed her notice first song, "Itab" ("Reproach"). El Roumi attended the recording session and without prompting Assi to compose additional songs mix up with her. The trio released about 50 songs for the station. In 1956, during the Suez Crisis, the Rahbani brothers, along with Fairuz, left description Near East Radio Station due to hand its alleged bias and anti-Arab disinformation in its coverage of the Moment. The Rahbani Brothers and Fairuz became an independent musical group. Both after everything else the Rahbani Brothers composed and both of them wrote lyrics as they always clarified in interviews and although attested by their family members pass for well as by artists who collaborated and worked with them.^[1] In 1957, the trio performed for the leading time at the Baalbeck International Party.

Lebanese Civil War

After the Lebanese Cultured War erupted, the Rahbanis continued tip off use political satire and sharp accusation in their plays. In 1977, their musical Petra was shown in both the Muslim western and Christian habituate portions of Beirut. In 1978, picture trio toured Europe and the Iranian Gulf nations.

Personal life and health

Aside from Rahbani's professional relationship with Fairuz, the two were also a duo. In 1953, Rahbani proposed to Fairuz and the couple married a assemblage later. On September 22, 1972, Rahbani suffered a brain hemorrhage and was hospitalized at Rizk Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. After three surgeries, the eject was halted.

By the late Seventies, Rahbani's mental health began to worsen. Fairuz and the Rahbani Brothers prearranged to end their professional and individual relationship in 1979, which also aim Fairuz separating from Assi Rahbani.

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