Le Trio Joubran
Organisation: Making Tracks
Time: 18 September 2010 7:30pm - 01 October 2010 7:30pm
Place: Various Locations Across the UK
Making Tracks Presents:
Le Trio Joubran
Three Brothers, Three Ouds, One Passion
ON TOUR IN THE UK DURING SEPTEMBER 2010
Le Trio Joubran are the sons of a Palestinian master luthier, who is the son of a master luthier… a family steeped in the 4,000-year history of the oud, ancestor of the guitar, and it this instrument that is their passion, their skill and their life. They take inspiration from maverick figures in jazz and flamenco, traditions that also highly value virtuosity and improvisation. Sometimes, the three brothers play together in precise unison, or merge their sounds to spin out rich, textured drones and ostinatos. At other times, they stand apart as distinct voices locked in passionate dialogue. The title of their recent album Majaz, translates as ‘metaphor’; a suggestion that, although they rarely resort to words, these brothers do have things to say. With mysterious, seductive eloquence, they communicate profound ideas about history, musical evolution, and the beautiful aesthetics of Arabic music, still far too little-known in the West.
18th September to 1st October 2010
At these UK venues:
18 Sep Oxford North Wall 01865 319 450
19 Sep London Union Chapel 020 7226 1686
21 Sep Gateshead The Sage Gateshead 0191 443 4661
22 Sep Cambridge The Junction 01223 511511
23 Sep Kendal The Brewery 01539 725133
24 Sep Manchester Band on the Wall 0161 834 1786
25 Sep Birmingham mac 0121 446 3232
26 Sep Milton Keynes The Stables 01908 280800
27 Sep York National Centre for Early Music 01904 658338
28 Sep Reading South Street 0118 960 6060
29 Sep Bristol St George’s 0845 4024001
30 Sep Pontardawe Arts Centre 01792 863722
01 Oct Poole Lighthouse 0844 406 8666