Wissam Joubran has been played on NTS shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, with Uruk first played on 17 February 2024.

Wissam was born in 1983, in Nazareth, in the Galilee. His father signs him up for violin lessons at the Nazareth conservatory. He becomes attracted to the oud after watching and listening to his brother Samir play it. He establishes an intimate connection with the oud, with its wholesome curves, its round belly. Seeing how he merges with the instrument, Hatem, his father, hand crafts and gives him a small oud for his ninth birthday.

Wissam starts out by performing local concerts in Palestine. He…