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| Dante Bucci fuses world music and melodic indie rock with his pioneering approach to the Handpan. | ||
| He is a fixture in the Philly indie music scene and one of the most-recognized Handpan players in the world, thanks to a constantly-expanding list of subscribers and over
9 million views on his YouTube channel ( youtube.dantebucci.com ). Dante plays past the Handpan's ambient, meditative tendencies with insistent melodies and deft percussive strikes. He creates distinct, compelling, hummable songs, sometimes playing two at once to create a layered, polyrhythmic sound. His debut EP, Reminiscence, adds muscular band arrangements to his songs, which translate with ease to live shows that move bodies and rattle windows. Solo or backed by a band, Dante's music always commands a hush - rooms fall silent for him everywhere from neighborhood bars to local venues like the Tin Angel, MilkBoy, and The World Café Live. |
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| Handpan is the general term used to
describe a group of musical instruments resulting from a growing
worldwide interest in the Hang (pronounced "hung"), an instrument
invented and built by the Swiss company PANArt Hangbau AG. The Handpan looks like a steel drum crossed with a UFO, and has its own distinctive voice that draws comparisons to steel pans, harps, and even synthesizers. Each drum sings its own harmony, with a root in the center and a scale arrayed around the circumference. The resulting sound makes it perfect as background music for a gallery opening or as an indelible lead singer at a rock concert. The commercially available musical instruments which are generally included by the term Handpan are (in the order of their appearance): Caisa, BElls, Halo, Spacedrum, and the handpan by Bali Steel Pan. Additional instruments are being built but only a small number are available. |
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