Handpans – Strong sounds for tough times ? A journey into the depths of intimate consciousness
A declaration of love to sound – a reminder of the power of the reduced – and an invitation to question preconceived paths and to […]
Innovation
Handpan Sounds – the subtlety of different stainless variants (check a comparison video by MUDRA Handpans)
an essential part of the further development of the handpan has to do with finding the ‘steel mixture’ that is used to make the instruments. […]
PANArt – We have created something that looks like it sounds, and sounds like it looks
The two days in court last week in Bern were very exciting. Personally. Finally, (almost) all characters and protagonists of ‘this story’ have got faces, […]
An international group of Handpan Builders and Merchants (HCU) vs. PANArt – a chronological sequence of events since fall 2020 – Part 1
nearly all of this content/listing comes from “PAN LAB Vienna“ (with kind permission published here again) and was translated into english with the help of […]
The Handpan Summer 2023 – of course you can deny climate change, but it happens anyway !
In the hot Handpan Summer 2023, Handpan Workshops, Retreats and Summer Schools are multiplying like jellyfish in a too warm sea. It feels like that […]
Tongue Drums – a modern musical instrument and an interesting open source story
updated: 15.04.2023 Looking at the history of TANK DRUMS and TONGUE DRUMS (category for both: Idiophones), it is noticeable that this history is a nice […]
Handpans – a ‘magic thing’ conquers the world. Or just the market after all ?
I can still remember very well how life felt at the main spots of the 80s hippie trail. Kathmandu, Goa, Kho Samui – we always […]
Digital Handpan Sounds ? Digital Handpans ? Is it worth to deal with it ?
Handpans have captivated me for years because of their wonderful analog and deep sounds and also because of the feel when playing. Furthermore, they are […]
Handpans – from a soulful work of art to a profit-oriented mass product in record time ???
At the end of 2015 the “Handpan Virus” had caught me with full force. Fascinated by this instrument and its sounds, my exciting, inspiring and […]
YISHAMA Pantam App – a virtual Handpan, a Scales checker & Scales developer tool
The year 2021, to put it kindly, has been a mixed bag and we are trudging bravely through the start of the new year 2022. […]
PANArt vs. HCU ? Hang® vs. Handpan ? Craftsmanship vs. Mass products ? Art against Commerce ?
For more than 15 years now, there has been a dispute. It is about recognition, about “who was the first”, who copied. It is about […]
New developements at the fast growing “Handpan Market”. Handpans are becomming more and more popular…..worldwide
“Handpan Market” ? What is it all about? I remember well how organic foods became more and more popular at the end of the 90s. […]
Rumors, Facts and Thoughts about new trends in the HANDPAN Universe….
[pic by Star Handpan, China] Especially in the last few weeks and months many developments, news, new trends and also rumors have become visible in […]
R.I.P Elliot „Ellie“ Mannette (1926-2018)
R.I.P Elliot „Ellie“ Mannette (1926-2018) By sharing your love for Steelpans and your knowledge about singing steel and tuning, you have bestowed us with a […]
PANART´s HANG Gede – stepping back to basics
Since i have published some days ago the “rewritten article” about the history of PANTAM’s / HANDPAN’s and also the HANG, some people think, that […]
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