Carleton Univeristy
c/o Carleton University Students' Association
401 Unicentre
Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
Contact Us

Main Menu

A Voice From Nazareth:

Le Trio Joubran

Friday, February 29th.
Doors Open at 6:30PM. Show starts at 7:00PM
Centrepointe Theatre, 101 Centrepointe drive (click here for map).
Tickets: $25 Students; $35 Adult
Can be purchased from Centrepointe Theatre Box Office.

With breathtaking skill and heart-wrenching interpretations, these Palestinian brothers convey harmony, depth and joy beyond the spoken word. On stage, as their instruments join in the transcendence of improvisation, the trio expresses its full mastery of the oud. On this tour, joined by percussionist Yousef Hbeisch, the group’s stunning stage performances are both precise and overflowing with emotion.

The history of the Joubran Trio goes back over a decade. Samir, the eldest brother, started his solo career with his first two albums, Taqaseem (1996) and Sou’fahm (2001). For his third album, Tamaas, Samir invited his younger brother Wissam to join him on his musical adventure. Three songs from this album were used in the movie Inguélézi, by the director François Dupeyron. When Adnan, the youngest, joined in with his older brothers, they formed the first and only oud trio in the world. The trio was introduced to the public at large on a summer afternoon in 2004, at the Luxembourg Garden in Paris. In March 2005 the three brothers came out with their first album together, Randana, on the Randana-Fairplay/Harmonia Mundi label. Randana is the first Palestinian label to be distributed in France.

Le Trio Joubran are the worthy inheritors of a rich family tradition. For the Joubrans, music is a family affair. The trio's parents, Hatem Mbadda Joubran, stringed-instrument maker emeritus known throughout the Arab world, and Ibtisam Hanna Joubran, a singer, both come from families where music is transmitted from generation to generation. Be it the next logical step, or the magic of destiny, Samir pulls Wissam and then Adnan along in his footsteps. The Joubran Trio stands on the mutual understanding of three brothers who share a common and limitless love for the ud'. The trio's repertory, made up of original creations and magnificent improvisations, takes root in their knowledge of the imposing culture of traditional maqâms and their subtle interpretations.
 

For more information about the artists and to listen to extracts of their compilations, please visit www.letriojoubran.com

February 17 The Levon Affair (1995)
Israeli Defense Minister Lavon forced to resign after exposure of Israeli spy ring terror attacks in Egypt.

February 25 Hebron Massacre (1994)
Baruch Goldstein, a fanatic settler from New York, storms the Ibrahimi Mosque with an automatic weapon and kills 29 praying Muslims