Elias Rahbani died at the age of 83. (AFP)
Elias Rahbani was the younger brother of Mansour and Assi, the Arab world’s iconic musical duo known as the Rahbani BrothersImage Credit: Supplied
DUBAI: Veteran Lebanese musician Elias Rahbani died on Monday at the age of 83 due to COVID-19, Lebanese media reported.
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He was the yonger brother of Assi and Mansour Rahbani. (AFP)
According to Al-Arabiya, Rahbani – who was a composer, songwriter and an orchestra conductor – died due to COVID-19. He was the yonger brother of Assi and Mansour Rahbani, who rose to fame as the Rahbani brothers.
Celebrities quickly took to social media to pay tribute to Rahbani.
Singer Carol Samaha wrote on Instagram: “We lost an important figure from my country, and he took with him the most beautiful musical era in the history of the Lebanese music. Goodbye, Elias Rahbani. Thank you for your generosity and loyalty to our country Lebanon. Your work is immortal in memory and conscience.”
While Lebanese singer and actor Ramy Ayach wrote on Twitter: “A great loss… the one with a pure heart and the lover of art and homeland.”
بكامل الأسى والحزن تلقيت خبر وفاة الكبير الياس الرحباني ،الف رحمة عليه .خسارة كبيرة .صاحب القلب النقي والمحب للفن والوطن . pic.twitter.com/fQRjKR3vNt
— Ramy Ayach رامي عياش (@RamyAyach) January 4, 2021
Rahbani composed over 2,500 songs, 1000 of them were for 25 movies and multiple series across the region.
He wrote and composed some of Lebanese singer Fairouz’s most-famous songs, including “Qatalooni Aouna El-Soud,” “Kan Endna Tahoun,” and “Maak.”
His songs for late legendary Lebanese singer Sabah included “Keif Halak Ya Asmar” and “Shoftoh Bel Anater.”
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