A son of Lebanese musical icons, he became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.

Hundreds of people in Lebanon have paid tribute to iconic composer, pianist and playwright Ziad Rahbani, who died over the weekend.

Ziad Rahbani died at age 69 on Saturday, Lebanese newspaper L'Orient-Le Jour reported, citing a statement from the hospital where he was treated in Beirut. Lebanese Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salameh said in a post on X that the music artist's health had been 'deteriorating' before his death.