480: Musician Imani White with Eli Painted Crow
Imani is playing the Hang, pronounced "hung." A Hang is a melodious percussive steel musical instrument created in Switzerland. It uses some of the same physical principles as a steel drum. It was the result of many years of research on the steelpan as well as the study of a diverse collection of instruments from around the world; such as gongs, gamelan, ghatam, drums, bells, etc. It also has the capacity to ring like a singing bowl. The instrument has sometimes been referred to by owners and others as a hangdrum, because it is often played like a drum, its relation to the steel drum, and its popularity with hand drummers.
