The first thing one noticed was the different arrangement of the percussion instruments. While the standard drumkit was placed at the back, the front was adorned by three handpans next to each other.

The first time I heard handpan music was when I stumbled randomly upon a YouTube video of a performance by a duo called Hang Massive. A couple of guys played metal drums that looked like UFOs, ...

Bengaluru's vibrant music scene came alive with an extraordinary performance involving 26 handpans, emphasizing the instrument's remarkable range paired with traditional melodies. Led by the skilled ...

Oval Sound has created the very first digital HandPan instrument aptly named OVAL that allows you to play, learn and perform music thanks to its companion smartphone and tablet application. Even ...

Ukrainian musician Zhenya Topov teaches handpan now but remembers how mysterious the instrument seemed the first time he saw it. “I was very much, like, what is that thing?” he said. Topov decided he ...

Is it a UFO? Is it some kind of butt-massaging meditation stool? Is it a wok with a damaged lid? No, it's the Oval digital handpan. The light, portable and durable instrument has been designed to have ...

Mark Garner, owner of Saraz Musical Instruments, talks about and demonstrates how to play a handpan at the company factory in Black Mountain. 5/30/14. Robert Bradley ...

Soundiron says that Cosmic Hand Pans is your complete steel handpan virtual instrument collection. A spokesperson told us, "We've partnered once again with instrument-maker Grahm Doe of Hapi Drums to ...

The Austrian percussionist, on his journey from drums to handpan, collaborations with Indian and global artistes, and bringing his trio back to India for a seven-city tour The first thing one noticed ...