During a tense scene in Netflix’s hit drama Narcos, a Colombian official confronts Pablo Escobar over his prolific drug smuggling, and their standoff is punctuated by the strange sounds of a metallic ...

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 ...

It is also said to be grabbing the attention of amateur and seasoned musicians in India. Relaxing, pleasing, calming, meditative — common adjectives handpan players use while talking about the ...

In the world of music, handpan is something of a newcomer. The musical instrument first captured popular imagination when Swiss artistes Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer created the hang, an instrument ...

Phang Jian Hao, Ondo Handpan Studio founder, describes the handpan as an instrument that is full of unknowns and challenges, which he considers a big part of its charm. Photo: Dev Lee The Ondo! A ...

Synthesizer giant Roland just announced a fairly bizarre contraption. The Mood Pan is the company's digital take on an acoustic handpan. For the uninitiated, a handpan is a version of the steelpan ...

On a tranquil evening, Serafim Zlatev strolled through a park after work. Finding a picturesque lake, he was inspired to ...

He’s got the whole world in his hands, has Manu Delago. The Austrian musician plays a tuned percussion instrument called a handpan, sometimes known as a hang, and loves the fact it allows him to ...

Handpan Artist Ishan Kala (thumbnail) with the photo of the musical instrument in the background Credit: Owner supplied A handpan stands out as a distinctive musical instrument, with its cost linked ...