The Rahbani Brothers, Mansour Rahbani and his brother Assi( who died in 1986) were well-known throughout the Arab world for their compositions as well as their musicals and theatre shows. Many of their compositions were made famous by the legendary diva Fairuz. Mansour usually wrote the lyrics and Assi composed the music.

In 1955, Assi married singer Nuhad Haddad, who later became famous by the name Fairuz and performed with the brothers.

(shown From left to right Fairuz, Assi Rahbani, Halim al-Rumi and Mansour Rahbani in 1951)The Rahbani Brothers and Fairuz went on to become Lebanon's most famous trio, performing in Lebanon and around the world.

They performed in the United States for the first time in the 1960s, and in 1971 Fairuz and the Rahbani Brothers gained prominence in the United States when they performed before a sold-out audience at New York's Carnegie Hall.

After Assi Rahbani died, Mansour continued writing songs and musicals. His last play, "The Return of the Phoenix," is currently playing in Beirut.

Lebanon's Culture Minister Tammam Slam paid tribute to both brothers, "together they became legendary for their artistic, musical and theatrical innovation", adding, " Mansour Rahbani left behind a huge artistic and cultural legacy in addition to what he achieved with his late older brother Assi".

Rahbani, who was born in Antelias, in 1925 grew up in an artistic environment. He studied successively at the Ibreen Sisters School of Antelias, the Farid Abou Fadel School, the Kamal Moukarzel School and the Jesuit School at Bikfaya. When his father died, Rahbani, joined Beirut's judicial police when he was seventeen years old.

Rahbani received his first musical education on the hands of Father Paul el Achkar, following which he studied Eastern music, musical scores, melodies, Harmony, counterpoint, orchestration and musical analysis. Rahbani studied for nine years under the guidance of Bertrand Robillard, who is considered to be the main catalyst which allowed the young Rahbani’s talent to shine through. In the words of composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Mansour’s musical gift changed the fate of Eastern music and song.