1930/1940 Early Steelpan History – In A Nutshell
a collection of links, quotes and images about very early steelpans
1930/1940 Photos: Early SteelPan, Bermudez Biscuit Tin, Ping Pong,…
"...the invention and early development of the steel pan was not the outcome of a stroke of genius of a single individual, but the product of socially outcast communities groping for self-expression...."
27. February 1987 Trinbagopan: ‘Spree’ Simon did not invent Pan
Description: Article from trinbagopan.com says Spree Simon bought the historical pan, not made it himself.
2000 Term “Hang” by PANArt
The first time the term “Hang” appears publicly is in the context of PANart’s presentation at the special show “Exempla” at the International Crafts Fair in Munich in march 2000.
1. September 2000 Article, NZZ 9/2000 “Arbeiten am Wohlklang” (german)
article about PANArt Hang (Original: german, translated to en by DeepL)
18. October 2000 PANArt in Trinidad at „International Conference on the Science and Technology of the Steelpan“
"In the same year, we accepted an invitation to the first International Conference on Steelpan Science and Technology (ICSTS 2000) in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, where we presented our pang instruments and our research results. "It sounds like in the old days". This was the reaction of the scholars of Trinidad. For us this meant a confirmation, because it was indeed the sound of the old steel bands that had inspired us. "
2003 PANArt Hang Promotional / Informational Material
"believed to date from 2003/2004. "
5. May 2005 Thesis: Das Hang, Ein Klang des 21. Jahrhunderts (german)
"But I do hope that it will be imitated at some point" (S. Schärer, PANArt, page 25).
31. October 2005 Elimination of PANArt distribution network
"Many people have passed through our workshop to help us, and they have realized in a short time that the tuner’s work is not teachable. All of the facts concerning our work for the last 12 years have been published, and everybody can look over our shoulders. The Hang is not protected by a patent. Steelpan tuners worldwide, who are the most likely to break through into the understanding of tuning the Hang, have, for the mostt part, and for reasons of ideology, refused to collaborate. "
27. July 2006 Interview: INTERVISTE Panart Hang (italian)
a little Interview with PANArt by Marco Barotti
1. August 2006 „PANArt Hang – A Discreet Revolution”
Last Updated on 12. October 2021 Offical documentary by PANArt is released PANArt Hang – „A discreet Revolution“ (see also discussion with Dr. Achong – 2016) Notice the first sentence from PANArt documentary: “The world of music welcomes the birth of an entirely new instrument” Problematic: The Hang is a offspring from the … Continue reading "„PANArt Hang – A Discreet Revolution”"
2007 Term “Handpan”
The term “Handpan” appears first time and is used for the “Halo”
2007 2 PANArt publications / ISMA 2007
"History, Development and Tuning of the Hang" and "Acoustics of the Hang"
2007 Caisa Pan (Germany)
"Likewise the ingenious CAISA, which are often compared with the legendary Hang, but it has an completely different play character, and/or play possibility and completely represents an different instrument!"
2008 Article: L’âme au bout des doigts (french)
translated "The soul at your fingertips"
7. September 2008 Article: Hang – melodisches Perkussionsinstrument aus dem 21. Jahrhundert. Eine Entwicklungsgeschichte.
by Pola Sell, In: Ntama. Journal of African Music and Popular Culture. 7. September 2008 aritcle: "Hang - Melodic Percussion Instrument From The 21st Century. A History of Development."
1. March 2009 Article: Physics Today: The extraordinary sound of the hang
"A cousin of the Caribbean steel pan, the hang (pronounced “hung”) is a percussion instrument..."
16. April 2009 PANArt Design protection for integral Hang („Musical Instrument“)
PANArt Design protection for integral Hang („Musical Instrument“)
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Last Updated on 9. August 2021