Le Trio Joubran

The Joubran Brothers were brought up with a common love of music from an early age. Their music is not only an expression of their dreams, but it is also, from the first note to the last, an alchemy of spirit and sound, an ocean of sensuality and softness all entwined.

Samir Joubran was born in 1973 in Nazareth, Palestine, from a family rich with musical tradition. He started playing music at the Nazareth Music Academy before moving to Cairo to enter the Mohamed Abdel Wahab Academy where he studied until 1995.

Once his harmonious and magical oud playing was recognized, it didn't take long before he gained widespread renown, first in the Middle-East, and then the rest of the world. Samir played many festivals while composing film scores as well as music pieces for dance shows. He then encountered the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish who led him to grasp the core of Arabic poetry.

Samir's first album, "Taqassim", was released in 1996, followed by "Sou' Fahm" in 2001. In 2002, he formed a oud duet with younger brother Wissam. Wissam (born in '83) had inherited from his father - a famous Lute maker - the passion of his trade, himself becoming a stringed-instrument maker of great craft and dexterity. He was the first lute maker from the Arab world to integrate the Antonio Stradivarius Academy in Italy.

Together, the two of them recorded "Tamaas/Daqui" in 2003. Their third brother Adnan joined them in 2004, giving birth to the Joubran Trio. It is as a trio that their music entered a new musical era, Adnan's talent adding up to his brothers' to reach an intense yet peaceful suite of incredible musical exchanges.