Where do hand pans originate?

Where do hand pans originate?

Bern, Switzerland
The heritage of this instrument originates in Bern, Switzerland where Felix Rohner and Sabina Schårer constructed this multifaceted instrument called Hang.

When was the first handpan made?

Here is the origin story of handpans which began with the PANArt Hang. It was Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer who invented the Hang in 2000 in Bern, Switzerland. Their company PANArt had historically built steel-drums—a musical instrument from the Caribbean which became popular in Europe in the 1970s.

Who invented handpans?

The handpan may look like a Stone Age relic, but it was actually invented about a decade ago by Swiss artists Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer. The two were steelpan makers, and they came up with a new instrument, which they christened the “Hang” meaning “hand” in Bernese German.

Where did the hang drum originated?

Switzerland
The Hang is a recent musical instrument created by Felix Rohner and Sabrina Schäre in Switzerland in 2000. Its origin lies in the 1970s the classic Trinidad steel drum, which sparked a new craze throughout Europe and caught the attention of Rohner who has been playing the steelpan for the last 20 years.

Why was the Hang invented?

It was created by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer in Bern, Switzerland. The name of their company is PANArt Hangbau AG. The Hang is sometimes referred to as a hang drum, but the inventors consider this a misnomer and strongly discourage its use….Hang (instrument)

What is a Pantam?

The term “pantam” was originally used by an Israeli PANart Hang Distributor to describe the Hang. The term is a mix of steel pan and ghatam, the later of which is a clay pot drum from Southern India.

Who invented the steel pan drums?

Trinidad and Tobago
The History of Steel Pan The steel pan (also known as steel drums, or ‘pan’) was created in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. It was established in contexts of Carnival resistance, its history being traced back to the enslaved Africans who were brought to the Caribbean in the 1700s.

Who invented the handpan?

Most people agree that the founders of the handpan are Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer of PANArt Hangbau AG in Bern, Switzerland. The two were career steel pan builders as well as inventors of multiple other musical instruments.

Is the hang a handpan or a steel pan?

PANart has said many times that the Hang is not a handpan or a steel pan. They explain that the Hang is tuned in ways that are not used in the tuning of handpans or steel pans particularly in regards to note structure and architecture.

Are there more handpans now than ever before?

There are a number of great handpan builders in the world today. Make sure to purchase one from a reputable builder that is highly regarded. While there are more handpans than ever before, that means that there are also more poor quality handpans than ever before.

What do you call the mother art form of steel pan?

Since the mother art form of steel pan originated in Trinidad & Tobago, I respectfully sought to include the word ‘pan’. Since it is played by ‘hand’ it seemed quite obvious that we should call it a ‘handpan’.”