Ziad Rahbani, Oriental jazz pioneer and giant of Lebanese theatre, dies at 69
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Legendary musician and composer Ziad Rahbani blended Arabic music and classical jazz into a new form that he called "Oriental jazz". The son of iconic Lebanese singer Fayrouz, Rahbani was also a leftist playwright whose works explored the social complexities of the Lebanese civil war. He died on Saturday aged 69.
File photo of Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani taken during a concert titled "For Gaza" in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on October 9, 2014. ยฉ Mahmoud Zayyat, AFP
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