Gianluca Pistoia from Italy, who plays handpan at meditation sessions across the world, talks about the instrument A hotel lobby, busy and buzzing. Amid all the activity, a foreigner walks in and ...

Josiah Collett, a 10-year-old autistic boy from Broxbourne, England, had always struggled with social interactions. But things were getting worse. In school, his peers told him that he shouldn’t be ...

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 ...

John Guinta knows stress: For two decades he was an air traffic controller responsible for guiding airplanes — with all those people inside — into safe takeoffs and landings. He knows relaxation too: ...

Taking up a soothing musical instrument like the handpan may just be the perfect way to start or enhance a self-care routine. I'm a visual storyteller, working primarily in the medium of photography ...

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.

Have you heard of the handpan? It’s a percussion musical instrument that originated about a decade and a half ago and looks a bit like a UFO. It’s a cross between a Caribbean Steel Pan and the Indian ...

A handpan stands out as a distinctive musical instrument, with its cost linked to the craftsmanship invested in its creation. If you have a desire to learn how to play, there are numerous learning ...