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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...