X8 Drums Blog

Handpan or Hang drums are pretty great. They’re new, funky, and the more that people get into them, the more varieties are developed. The original PANArt Hang Drum was just the beginning, and it wasn’t even that long ago that it busted onto the drumming (hand percussion, idiophone, music) scene. In 15 years, the delightfully odd and harmonic sound of handpan drums has captivated more than just street performers and drum circle attendees. These crazy percussion instruments are finding their …

It’s the most unusual, awesome and extraterrestrial thing to come to melodic percussion in the 21st century, of course. There are a lot of debates about these “drums” in the world of music, including whether a hang (pronounced “hahng,” or “hung,” per its German roots) is even a drum. However, since it is played through hitting the surface of the drum, it is a percussion instrument. Some would say it is an idiophone. We just say hanghang (the plural form of the word) are awesome. Hang …