I had the pleasure of listening to one of the most beautiful sounds I’ve heard in a long time tonight. I sat around a long harvest table with 50 other guests at The Indian Rice Factory enjoying course after course of delicious Indian food. As our bellies expanded and we thought our senses had been satiated, out came Gurpreet Chana from behind a glass partition. In his hands, he held an instrument that looked a lot like a wok…some even thought it looked like a space ship. Gurpreet explained that it was, in fact, a Hang. Only 5,000 have been manufactured in the world, he said. This must be something special, I thought. He began to play what sounded like a cross between a bongo and steelpan drums. It was one of the most delightful sounds I’ve ever heard. I was transfixed. And now I’m addicted.
Although nothing close to the talent of Gurpreet Chana, below is a video of someone playing the Hang. Enjoy.