Wissam Joubran

Wissam Joubran was born in 1983 in Nazareth

Joubran was born in Nazareth in 1983. He is the third child of oud maker Hatem Joubran and the brother of oud players Samir and Adnan Joubran. He belongs to the fourth generation of his family to make string instruments.

At 6 he built his first instrument. He began on the violin and switched to the oud by age 7. He later helped his father build ouds.

In 2001 he went to Cremona, Italy, to study under Giorgio Cè at the Antonio Stradivari Institute. A year later he received a special prize there for violin making. In 2005 he became a master string instrument maker, recognized as the first Arab luthier to graduate from the institute.

From 2002 he performed in Europe with his brother Samir, including at readings of Mahmoud Darwish's poetry. In 2005 the three brothers formed Le Trio Joubran, which released albums such as Majâz in 2007. He has also written film scores, including for Adieu Gary and The Last Flight.