![]() Their hands danced gracefully over the surface of their Hangs, tapping and flicking various parts of the ‘drums’ to produce rhythms, texture and tones, and amazingly making music with a rich, full sound. During their performance, Danny and Markus used one Hang each at a time, one creating the ‘tune’ or melody, while the other provided the beat. While chatting with Danny after the performance, he explained that one Hang doesn’t produce enough notes for a full scale, but collectively, Hangs combined, create chords and varying tones. ![]() The duo performed using five Hang Drums, each tuned differently. Ever since I have been fascinated by the instrument and was very excited to learn that Hang Massive were bringing their amazing sounds to Adelaide. I came across two buskers performing outside the old-walled medieval city of Carcassonne in France late one night. I also first encountered the Hang Drum in 2011 when I was travelling through Europe. It is based on the 200-year-old Caribbean steel pan, Danny explained in between performances. The Hang Drum looks like a metal UFO and is a percussion instrument in the idiophone class. ![]() Hang Massive are Danny Cudd from UK and Markus Offbeat from Sweden, who became well known when their first YouTube video ‘Once Again’went viral and introduced the world to The Hang in 2011. ![]()
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