Sitting at the intersection of Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa, Morocco is home to a rich variety of folk music traditions. Yet for much of the 20th century, thanks to French Orientalism and persistent class biases, these genres remained socially and commercially marginalized. In the 1970s however, new technologies, increased migration, and political activism combined to create a Golden Age for Moroccan popular music.

What's there to be said of Ziad Rahbani? Our fortune is really in being able to listen to the work left behind for us by this legend whose words, music, and thoughts were etched in Lebanon’s collective memory, echoing beyond borders to shape generations of Arab musicians and become an undeniable part of Lebanon's cultural heritage.