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The Lebanese musician, Elias Rahbani, died this Monday at the age of 83, after contracting Covid-19 about a week ago.
The deceased belongs to an ancient artistic family that imprinted the history of music and theater in Lebanon, and is the brother of the late Mansour and Assi Rahbani.
He is married to Nina and has two children, Ghassan and Jad Al-Rahbani.
Several artists mourned the musician on social media, including Carole Samaha, who collaborated with Al-Rahbanah on previous stage works.
“Kabir has already left my country” and he took with him the most beautiful musical era in the history of Lebanese song, goodbye #Elias_Rahbani
Thank you for your generosity and loyalty to our country. #Lebanon
Your deeds are immortal in memory and conscience
I extend my condolences to the entire Rahbani family, especially Nina, Gad, and Ghassan. pic.twitter.com/jnN9A6FRCy– CAROLE SAMAHA🔺 (@CAROLE_SAMAHA) January 4, 2021
“Great of my country”
She wrote in a tweet on her Twitter account: “Now a great man has left my country and took with him the most beautiful musical era in the history of Lebanese song … Goodbye Elias Rahbani. Thank you for your generosity and loyalty to our country, Lebanon. Your works are immortal in memory and conscience. “
He composed more than 2,500 songs
Notably, Ilias Rahbani is a composer, arranger, composer, and conductor, who composed more than 2,500 songs and songs, 2,000 of which are Arabic.
He also composed soundtracks for 25 films, including Egyptian films, as well as soap operas and classical piano plays, the most famous of which are the music for “My Blood, My Tears, and My Smile”, “My Love”, “The Most Beautiful Days of My Life” and the series “The Night Player”.
As for his first melodies, they were “Mosaique Al Sharq” from 1972, “Yili I don’t know your name” by Samir Hanna, “Awda Forgotten” by Fayrouz, “Shifto Bel Qanater” by Sabah, “Kill me Oouna Al-Black” and “Ya Qamar Al Dar” by Wadih Al Safi. Don’t move the strawberry cabochons by Melhem Barakat and Majida Al-Roumi’s “Oh, my dream, Lebanon”.
Perhaps among the most beautiful of his songs recorded in the memory of the Lebanese people I collect “Hanna Al-Sakran”, which Fayrouz sang, followed by Melhem Barakat, and the two songs “Bird Al Warwar” and “Kanna Tahoun” by Fayrouz, in addition from the famous duet song “Ya Bou Mari” by Wadih Al Safi. And Georgette Sayegh, and “10 11 12” by Melhem Barakat.
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