As Le Trio Joubran arrived on stage, there was an unexplainable heaviness in the air that lasted throughout the first part of the concert. Samir's solo, which opened the evening, was dark and brooding which further accentuated the overall heaviness.
Le Trio Joubran, composed of brothers Samir, Wissam and Adnan, are all players of the oud or ud which is an Arabic lute. On their latest album, Majâz (Metaphor), they are accompanied by percussionist Yousef Hbeisch, who also joins them on this Limitless Love for the Oud tour.
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