The handpan is an idiophone originating from Switzerland in 2000 and based on the Trinidadian and Tobagonian steel pan. The handpan is made of two hollow steel domes bonded together. The player places the handpan on their lap and strikes with their hand one of of 8–9 dimples.
Manu Delago - Snow From Yesterday - new album from handpan player and his ensemble, this time featuring the vocal trio Mad About Lemon
Manu Delago will release his new album ‘Snow From Yesterday’ on February 2nd through One Little Independent Records. The Austrian composer, innovator, Grammy nominee and acclaimed percussionist has teamed up with vocal ensemble Mad About Lemon to craft a profound and distinct new concept piece.
Like the water that runs like a current through ‘Snow From Yesterday’, the album is fluid, versatile, and powerful. Represented in all its forms, from glacial mountains, to rivers, and even the smallest drop into watercolour, the album is about journeys and the stages of life that may change you, but also links you to others, in other times and other places. A flowing, tangible energy connects each track to its subject matter, and each track to one another. What’s important on ‘Snow From Yesterday’ is how the highs are grounded in very real, personal moments. It can at once tackle mammoth climate issues, while conveying moments of incredible intimacy.
Manu Delago – handpans, percussion, synths
Mad About Lemon (Heidi Erler, Mimi Schmid, Anna Widauer) – vocals
Christoph Pepe Auer – clarinets
Dominik Fuss – flugelhorn
Alois Eberl – trombone, bass trumpet
Christina Lachberger – trombone
Simon Teurezbacher – tuba
Clemens Rofner – double bass
An instrumental Christmas song, epic handpan ( hang ) cover of Carol of the Bells. *clarification: The song ‘’Carol of the bells’’ which is associated with Christmas actually has nothing to do with it. It was originally based on a Ukrainian folk chant called ‘’Shchedryk’’ and in 1914 it was adapted by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych using words by Peter Wilhousky, and became well known especially in the United States as a Christmas song.
There is absolutely something magical to this. It's like talking to my soul. I release all of my stress and anxiety every time I start playing it in my meditation sessions
This lil test play was made because of my dear friend @atypeofburning gifting me the handpan as a really early Christmas/birthday gift. Its so lovely and I’m really excited to make some more music with it, thank you Blues!!!