This programme tells the extraordinary story of a bizarre new percussion instrument, the Hang. It’s a tuned metal pan that looks like a cross between a wok and a flying saucer. Virtuoso percussionist ...

For any musician especially those that for the most part have approached their craft through a Western prism, an alien instrument presents certain challenges; both from a technical and philosophical ...

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Is it a wok? Is it a UFO? It’s the hang, a curious-looking instrument that sounds slightly like the ghatam and will be played live this weekend Is it a wok? Is it a UFO? It’s the hang, a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Hang drum group Hang Massive will perform in Australia for the first time as part of their global tour in 2017. The hang was invented in ...

A [Hank Drum], as explained here, is a steel drum-type instrument made out of a propane tank. The name comes from the [Hang] or [Hang Drum] which is significantly more expensive than that $40 or so an ...

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 ...

The Hang is a tuned metal pan that looks like a cross between a wok and a flying saucer. Virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie explores the story of its global success. Show more The ...