SAMIR & WISSAM JOUBRAN (Palestine)

Samir and Wissam Joubran, from Nazareth in Galilee, are two of the leading exponents of the Palestinian oud. Their repertory explores a mixture of improvisation, personal compositions and traditional material.

On stage they use their artistic mastery to bring their audience a message of peace and hope for a better world.

Samir Joubran was born in Nazareth in the Galilee in 1973 into a family with a rich tradition in music. Samir’s father Hatem is a prominent Oudmaker in the Arab world, and his mother is a former Muashahat choir singer. Samir was first introduced to the Oud by his father at the age of five, and later entered the Music Institute in Nazareth at the age of nine. In 1995, he graduated from Muhammad Abudi Wahhab Conservatoire in Cairo, a highly respected musical institution in the Arab world, specializing in Oud, and has since built a strong career both as performer, teacher and composer. Samir Joubran is the first musician to be awarded a two-year scholarship to Italy Pontedera through the Writers Asylum Program, organized through the International Parliament of writers.

Wissam Joubran was first introduced to the Oud by his brother Samir, at a very early age and has regularly performs with him. In spite of his young age, Wissam is highly original thanks to his remarkable talent for improvisation and the smooth and intelligent alternation between the different Arabic Maqamat. Additionally, Wissam is a professional Oud manufacturer who has inherited this vocation from his father. To enrich his knowledge in this field, Wissam is currently enrolled at the Antonio Stradivari Institute in Italy to become a master lute maker.

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