Le Trio Joubran
Three ouds!
Three brothers!

Saturday, February 23, 8:00 pm
Sundin Hall, Hamline University
Tickets $22/$17 students
Info by phone 612 677 1151
or online <www.mnguitar.org>

For more information see below and at <http://www.mnguitar.org/> or
<http://www.letriojoubran.com>
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Ertijal (Improvisation) Film
Friday, Feb. 22nd, 7:30 pm
Oak Street Cinema (for details see the bottom of this message)

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The group consists of three brothers: Samir Joubran on oud and voice,
Wissam Joubran on oud, and the youngest,
Adnan Joubran, also on oud. The trio has been in existence only a few
years, and has already established an international
reputation for their incredible live performances. The day before
their concert at Sundin Hall, they will attend a screening
at Oak St. Cinema of a documentary made in 2005 about them. After the
film, the brothers will take part in a panel
discussion/question-and-answer session with the audience about their
art and the many questions the film explores.

The Joubrans
Samir (b. 1973), Wissam (b. 1983), and Adnan (b. 1985) Joubran were
born in the biblical city of Nazareth in Galilee,
into a family with a strong musical tradition. Their mother sang in a
Muashahat ensemble and their father, Hatem, is a master oud maker
known throughout the Arab world. As soon as he could, Hatem started
teaching Samir to play this ancient pre-cursor of the lute. At the
tender age of 9 Samir began his formal musical education at Nazareth
Institute of Music. He completed his studies at the Muhammad Abdul
Wahhab Conservatory in Cairo, having in the interim performed at some
of the most important venues in the Middle East. His talent as a
composer quickly gained him the opportunity to work with leading Arab
artists and intellectuals (Mahmoud Darwish the poet, Rashid Masharawi
the film director). He has also been invited to work with the French
film director Francois Dupeyron and the choreographers Héla Fattoumi
and Eric Lamoureux. Wissam was apprenticed to his father, from whom he
inherited the skill of oud making. In 2002 he went on to the
prestigious Antonio Stradivarius Institute of Cremona in Italy to
begin a 4-year course to perfect his instrument making talent. Samir
and Wissam began touring outside the Middle East in August 2002 and
since then their reputation has grown through performances in Europe,
Canada, and Brazil. Their first album, Tamaas, released in 2003 by
`daqui' is a masterpiece, displaying their intimate knowledge of the
music and history of their instrument and their wonderful
improvisational talent. The youngest brother, Adnan, made his debut on
the international stage in October 2004. He is considered to be a
prodigy by his older brothers. Le Trio Joubran is a logical step for
three brothers joined by music, by fraternity, and by humanity. Their
album Randana (Randana-Fairplay/Harmonia Mundi) was released in March
2005. More information about the brothers and their music can be found
at the trio's website, <www.letriojoubran.com>.

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Ertijal (Improvisation) Film
Friday, Feb. 22nd, 7:30 pm
Oak Street Cinema
309 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis
(near intersection of Oak St. and Washington Ave.SE in Stadium Village
area of East Bank UM campus)
Co-sponsored by Mizna
Tickets $10 available at the door
Info at <www.mnguitar.org> or <www.mizna.org>
Reception in lobby to follow show

Ertijal (Improvisation) is a 2005 film by award-winning Palestinian
director Raed Andoni. The film allows us to witness the tensions and
wonderful humor between a family of Palestinian oud makers and
musicians, whose livelihood is also their passion. See a preview of
the film at Le Trio Joubran website.
<http://www.letriojoubran.com/en/documentaire.html>

The showing will be followed by a panel discussion with the brothers.
The showing is co-sponsored with Mizna, a Twin Cities based
Arab-American cultural organization.

Oak Street Cinema is near the intersection of Oak Street and
Washington Avenue SE in the Stadium Village area of the East Bank