Palestinian oud masters Le Trio Joubran want to unify us all against oppression

“Le Trio Joubran is no longer a project about myself or my two brothers,” Adnan Joubran says. “It has become about the people of Palestine. It belongs to us all now.”

Since the release of their debut album, Randana, in 2005, Palestinian brothers Le Trio Joubran have received international acclaim as the world’s first professional three-person oud ensemble, selling out New York’s Carnegie Hall and bringing their virtuosic interpretations of Arabic classical music to the United Nations General Assembly.

To mark 20 years together, the trio is embarking on a UK and European tour, including a headline London date at the Barbican on 29 November. While that anniversary is clearly a source of happiness, Joubran, 40, believes that the purpose of the group has fundamentally shifted over the past two years.

“This tour was supposed to be called a celebration of Le Trio Joubran, but we’re embarrassed to say ‘celebration’ with what’s going on in Palestine at the moment,” he says during a recent call from his home studio in north London.

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[This piece was published on 24/11/25]