Rafael Sotomayor playing handpan at Yugong Yishan in Beijing. Photo: Li Hao/GT Rafael Sotomayor from Santiago, Chile, is only 35 years old, but he had visited 50 different countries before he came to ...

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 ...

Valeriy Frolov could pass for any Goa musician. Dressed in harem pants, the young Ukrainian hops from gig to gig, playing ethno-fusion music in the boho cafes of Arambol. What sets him apart from ...

Synthesizer giant Roland just announced a fairly bizarre contraption. The Mood Pan is the company's digital take on an acoustic handpan. For the uninitiated, a handpan is a version of the steelpan ...

A new company in Winsloe is bringing the sweet sounds of Jamaica to Prince Edward Island and customers around the world. Owner Pepeto Pinto creates handpans, small steel instruments that look like a ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A Coeur d’Alene man says he makes a living by doing what he has done all his life; drumming on everything. Adam Foote plays the handpan, which is a member of the steel drum ...

(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 ...

The Cosmos Handpan is not just a musical instrument-it's a soulful friend that aids you in finding peace, presence, and purpose in sound. Whether you're a seasoned musician, meditation practitioner, ...

The face of an iconic social media figure in the area has a 10-year-old beard in front of an impressive array of nearly 8-year-old dreadlocks. Adam Foote, 39, joined TikTok in 2020 and now has nearly ...