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split from the channel and work on their own without the employment restrictions. The
Rahbani Brothers and Fairuz became a musical team. Both of the Rahbani Brothers composed and both of them wrote lyrics as they always clarified in interviews and as attested by their family members as well as by artists who collaborated and worked with them.
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A dearth of artistic-literary criticism exists on the works of the
Rahbani Brothers, Ziad Rahbani, and Fairouz. One of the main reasons being their works are seen from a Nationalistic point of view. Proper literary criticism remains to be created most probably in later years. However, one of the most
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Halim el-Roumi attended the recording session and asked Assi to compose additional songs for her. Assi and
Mansour Rahbani and Fairuz soon became one of the most prominent groups on the Lebanese music scene. The trio released about 50 songs in the following three years and found it more convenient to
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During the 1970s, the trio's combined sales passed the 30 million mark due to the international exposure of their music. The
Rahbani Brothers also launched the careers of artists who first worked as backup singers for Fairuz or acted in their musicals; many of them became major forces in the Arab
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Fairuz and the
Rahbani Bros started building their career based on the numerous songs they recorded and released. Radio and TV became the primary media through which their music was spread. Assi and Mansour also began writing musicals, plays with musical dialogs, and interpretations of patriotic
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On June 26, 1986 Assi
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Fairuz, Assi, and
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sold out, Fairuz proved that she could be a viable artist abroad. After four months of extensively touring the US, Canada, and Mexico, the trio returned to Beirut where Assi and
Mansour started working on the musical
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The musicals mostly focused on village life, the innocence of growing up, the problems of love, parental care, and the mischief of youth. One of them was made into a feature movie,
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Within a year, Assi had returned to composing and writing with his brother. They continued to produce musicals, which became increasingly political in nature. After the
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Assi and
Mansour Rahbani continued to compose musicals for Ronza and Fadia Tanb El-Hage (Ronza's sister). They re-made their musical
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important literary interpretations are found in Nizar Mroueh's "In Lebanese Arabic Music and the Rahbani Musical Theatre".
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