The Ondo! A Handpan Concert at Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre (PJPAC) at 1Utama Shopping Centre in Selangor this weekend is set to underline how far this remarkable percussion instrument – which ...

(From left) Jimmy Ch’ng, Bernard Goh, Phang Jian Hao, and Kok Wei sharing a light moment during a rehearsal at the Hands Percussion Studio. (Muhaimin Marwan@FMT Lifestyle) Upon first glance, the ...

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 ...

Sound therapist Hu Chong plays the handheld chime, a therapeutic instrument. Left: Huang Jiajin records her handpan performance by the seaside for her healing album Empty Space.[Photo provided to ...

The Palisade Peach Festival will be going full steam for these two days on the east end of the Grand Valley. The festival in Riverbend Park will go from 3–10 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In a round, steel, turtle-back-like instrument you find peaceful music. It is true, the sound a handpan creates is serene, and that instantly creates a calming state for both the player and the ...

Janet Spahr is a multi-instrumentalist from Carlisle, PA, who is providing original music for Pendragon's Midsummer Nights Dream. The hang is a handpan, not unlike an upside down steel drum, that ...