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Osama Al Rahbani (in Arabic أسامة الرحباني) (born 1965) is a Lebanese musician and composer. He is the son of the Lebanese composer, musician and poet Mansour Rahbani. Osama had his education at Collège des Frères Maristes Champville until 1973, Notre Dame des Apotres, Jounieh until 1982, and finally Kaslik, where he got his Lebanese baccalaureate. He studied History at the Lebanese University. A keen soccer fan, he played as an amateur. He took piano lessons from a young age, and music courses at Berklee College of Music in 1990 and 1995. His music shows influences from his brother Marwan Rahbani and cousin Ziad Rahbani; classical music; and jazz music. Oussama's background in classical music developed alongside Bechara El Khoury, Marwan, and Ghadi Rahbani. He is also an avid music collector. ==Career== In 1978 to 1980, he was choirmaster of the youth choir at St Elie's church in Antelias. In 1982 to 1986, he performed as a musician with the Rahbani brothers and in the show ''Hello Beirut'' by Marwan and Ghadi Rahbani. The show toured a number of Arab countries. In 1986, he founded the Jazz Gate band and performed at the 1987 Byblos International Festival and in 1989 at Casino du Liban. In 1988, he branched out to composing children songs for television programs produced by Ghadi and Marwan Rahbani and later composed "Helm Laylit el Sharq" for Lebanese Caracalla dancing group. He composed music for Chouchou's famous play ''Carambole'' directed by Roger Assaf. In 1993, he participated as a composer and conductor in the musical play ''Al Wassiya'' by Mansour Rahbani and in ''Al Inqilab'' by Marwan & Ghadi Rahbani, also acting in the play. In 1997, he released an album entitled ''Al Nizam al Jadid'' and composed the soundtrack of the TV series ''Al Wasaj'' by Najdat Anzour and in 1998 composed music for the play ''Last Days of Socrates'' by Mansour Rahbani and in 2000, ''Wa kama fil yawm al taleth'' written by Mansour Rahbani. He also participated in a modern orchestration of the Maronite Mass by Mansour Rahbani and released his own album ''Bi Sabah el Alf el Talet''. In 2001, he took part as composer and conductor in the musical play ''Abou Tayeb al Mutanabi'' by Mansour Rahbani and produced a Russian night concert in Lebanon with St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nicolai Alexyev. In 2003, he took part as composer in ''Moulouk al Tawaef'', a musical play by Mansour Rahbani and in 2004, wrote a musical adaptation of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in Arabic title ''Akher Yom'' with choreography by Debbie Allen and also composed ''Hekm el Reayen'' yet another musical play by Mansour Rahbani. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oussama Rahbani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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