Maestro Elias Rahbani Dies Leaving Huge Gap in the Lebanese Art Scene Published January 6th, 2021 - 12:44 GMT
In this file photo taken on March 17, 2000, Lebanese maestro Elias Rahbani conducts his orchestra during a concert at the Casino du Liban. Lebanese media reported the death of Elias Rahbani, one of the leading pop musicians of the Arab world who is in his early 80s, after a long struggle with illness on January 4, 2021. Joseph BARRAK / AFP
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Elias was the youngest brother of celebrated musicians Mansour and Assi Rahbani, known together as the Rahbani brothers.
Elias Rahbani, who wrote songs for Lebanon’s most revered singer Fairouz among many others, died on Monday at the age of 83, local media reported.