Mutant Handpan

Take your handpan to the Vivaan festival in India for a cultural immersion

Vivaan, India’s first handpan festival, will take place at Shoonya Farm Retreat, near Belgaum. Created by Dipak Thakkar, founder of MusiCurry and the Handpan India Community, this event blends handpan and Indian classical music, with performances by Pt. Ronu Majumdar (flute), Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla), Jeremy Nattagh, Carola Ortiz (clarinet), Martin Dubois (kora, vocals), and Tatsunori Hara. Workshops in vocals, percussion, instrument making, and kundalini yoga invite an artistic awakening within the area’s cultural kaleidoscope. Your ticket also includes access to craft and heritage stalls for a deeper immersion into Indian traditions. The fusion of handpan and Indian classical music delivers a one-of-a-kind sonic journey. Compact and lightweight, your handpan is easy to bring along for outdoor concerts or sunset meditation sessions. Buy your handpan and join this unique celebration.

Choose a handpan from a multitude of innovative creators

After PANArt stopped producing the Hang in 2013, a new generation of makers took up the torch, with more than 300 builders worldwide exploring countless directions. Some, such as Pantheon Steel and Bellart, aim to stay close to the original sound, while others, such as Spacedrum (Philippe Maignaut), Metal Sounds, Meinl, or Sela, offer alternative shapes and materials, sometimes using self-stabilizing alloys that remove the need for nitriding. Innovations include the number of notes, improved tuning stability thanks to new forming methods, and the addition of more refined tonal options. Each craftsperson adapts their instruments to different scales (major, harmonic minor, Pygmy), creating an extremely diverse sound palette. This worldwide momentum has turned the handpan into a true cultural phenomenon, from Pantheon Steel to small independent workshops in France or Japan, such as Spacedrum, Echo Sound Sculpture, and Bellart, each bringing its own touch to shape, surface treatment, and scales. Several makers offer tunings at 440 Hz or 432 Hz depending on the audience, while others explore 10-note versions to expand the palette even further. Order your handpan today and discover this craftsmanship for yourself.

Integrate the handpan into all musical styles

The handpan is a surprisingly versatile instrument, able to adapt to many genres, from jazz to classical music and today’s music. Thanks to its warm timbre and diatonic or pentatonic scales, it blends beautifully with saxophone, clarinet, or double bass, as shown by contemporary orchestral projects. Composers even explore its role in chamber ensembles, adding an innovative colour to brass, strings, and keyboards. Many modern artists also weave it into their grooves, creating hypnotic rhythms and floating atmospheres. Explore the handpan in jazz, classical, and contemporary music to enrich your compositions. Online platforms offer style-specific tutorials, while themed festivals, such as Jazz à Vienne, host dedicated masterclasses. Guitar-and-drums or kalimba-and-handpan duos are also highly appreciated for their complementary sound. Whether you’re an experienced musician or an aspiring composer, the handpan helps broaden your sonic palette and innovate in your arrangements. Take the opportunity and order your handpan to enrich your musical creations today.

Integrate the handpan into your meditation and yoga ritual

Changing the habits of yoga professionals, the handpan has become, over the past few years, an increasingly essential tool for a practice that combines postures and breathing techniques. Its soft, unusual tones are especially appreciated by students to help them ease into a contemplative state. That may be partly thanks to the instrument’s deep-rooted inspirations: when designing it, Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer drew ideas from instruments around the world, such as the alpine bell, the gong, and the Indian ghatam. And that’s only the beginning because, beyond yoga, wellness professionals are opening the door to other uses as well. For example, it’s now commonly used for sound massage sessions and in music therapy. Order your future handpan from our store and start exploring everything it can bring to your yoga practice.

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