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, ...

Made of a steel shell, hand-hammered into a shallow dome, the handpan produces a sound unlike anything else built by human ...

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 ...

‘The Handpan Ensemble’, made up of Safran Peter, Jagath Pavan, Rahul and Sidharth, is less interested in playing conventional songs than in creating an atmosphere where people can slow down, close ...

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 ...

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 ...

Daniel Berger has been making the now much sought-after handpans in his workshop in Carinthia for ten years. The "Krone" took a look over his shoulder as he worked.

Ever heard of a handpan? If not, imagine a steel drum turned inside out, and in case that doesn’t help either, just think of a big metal pan you play music with by tapping your hands on its ...

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 ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A North Idaho man is finding healing through nature and music while playing a very unique instrument. You may have seen Adam Foote playing his handpan while walking the streets ...