Lebanese mourn iconic artist Ziad Rahbani
The funeral procession carrying the body of renowned Lebanese composer and playwright Ziad Rahbani arrived Monday at a church in the mountain town of Bikfaya, where a memorial service was held in his honor.
Leading Lebanese composer and actor Ziad Rahbani plays the role of a policeman in one of his musicals in the mid-90s in Beirut.
Rare picture from the mid-60s shows Lebanese musician Ziad Rahbani playing the piano, the instrument that has shaped most of his compositions since his first ventures in the early 1970s.
Lebanese artist Ziad Rahbani performs during a concert at Al-Manara theatre, in Cairo on November 30, 2018.
A mourner holds up a rose and a portrait of renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani as crowds gathered outside Khoury Hospital in Beirut's central Hamra district to bid him farewell.
A mourner holds up a rose and a portrait of renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani.
Mourners carry the coffin during the funeral of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya.--AFP photos
The hearse carrying the coffin of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani arrives at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition.
On the vehicle carrying Rahbani's casket departed a hospital in Beirut's Hamra district, where scenes of heartfelt mourning unfolded. Crowds of mourners applauded and scattered flowers as the hearse moved slowly through the street, accompanied by traditional ululations in a final tribute to one of Lebanon's most influential cultural figures.
Lebanese singer and composer Marcel Khalife offers his condolences.
Lebanon's first lady, Nemat Aoun, offers her condolences to the family of renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani.
Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos mours over the coffin of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani.
The cousins of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, from ( left to right) Oussama, Ghadi and Marwan, attend his funeral ceremony.
Ziad Rahbani's maternal aunt Hoda Haddad (left) and paternal aunt Elham Rahbani attend the funeral mass for Lebanon's top musician and composer.
Mourners attend the funeral of Lebanon's top musician and composer Ziad Rahbani.
Lebanese musician Ghassan Elias Rahbani receives condolences, next to Fairuz (Fayrouz) and her daughter Reema.
Mourners gather around the hearse of renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani outside Khoury Hospital in Beirut's central Hamra district.
Rahbani's death has stirred an outpouring of grief across Lebanon and the wider Arab world. Known for his sharp political satire and candid portrayals of Lebanese society, he left an enduring legacy in music, theatre, and public discourse. — Agencies
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