Le Trio Joubran

Le Trio Joubran
Le Trio Joubran, at a concert in Austria, 2008
Background information
Origin	Nazareth, Palestine
Genres	Arabic, Arabic Jazz, Oud
Years active	2004–Present
Labels	Harmonia Mundi
Associated acts	Mahmoud Darwish, Yousef Hbeisch
Website	www.letriojoubran.com

Members	Samir Joubran Wissam Joubran Adnan Joubran

Le Trio Joubran (Arabic: الثلاثي جبران‎) is an oud trio playing traditional Palestinian music. The trio consists of the brothers Samir, Wissam, and Adnan Joubran, originally from the city of Nazareth, now dividing their time between Nazareth, Ramallah and Paris. The Joubran brothers come from a well-known family with a rich artistic heritage. Their mother, Ibtisam Hanna Joubran, sang the Muwashahat (poems that originated in Arab Spain) while their father is among the most renowned stringed-instrument makers in Palestine and in the Arab world.^[1]

Formation of Le Trio Joubran

Samir Joubran, the eldest brother, began a successful music career in 1996, nearly a decade before the formation of the Joubran Trio. Samir released two acclaimed albums Taqaseem in 1996, followed by Sou'fahm in 2001. For his third album, Samir invited his younger brother, Wissam, to accompany him in duets. That album, Tamaas, was released in 2003. After returning from a tour, Samir proposed forming a trio with his youngest brother Adnan. In August 2004, in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, Le Trio Joubran came to life.^[2]