Artists

At Pangonia, you'll have the opportunity to hear some of the most talented handpan artists - both local artists from Berlin and international alents. Each musician brings their own unique style and flavor to the instrument, creating a rich tapestry of sound that will leave you mesmerized

A few artists have been confirmed for Pangonia 2025, a few more will be added. Make yourself ready for some surprises, as the list of artists will still be updated. Stay tuned!

Alexandre Lora nominated for the 60th Grammy Awards in 2017, competing for "Best World Music Album" category, alongside Anat Cohen and Trio Brasileiro, album: "Rosa dos Ventos". Member of Trio Brasileiro, Caraivana group and Irmãos Lora project, he travels frequently in Brazil, United States and Europe. As a solo Handpan artist, since 2016 has performed concerts and shared workshops in several countries around the world, on main events of the international Handpan scene. He has recorded with Alok, Mariana Aydar, Mose, and has performed with Caraivana Group inviting artists such as: Criolo, Martinália, Ana Cañas, Hamilton de Holanda, B-Negão, Sandra Sá, among others.

Nadishana is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and sound designer from Siberia, who creates his own unique and innovative approach to world fusion music - the creative synthesis of different musical traditions of the world on the basis of contemporary technologies. He plays on more than 200 instruments of the world, including self-created ones.

He elaborated the unique playing technique on each of his instruments and his own approach to advanced digital audio editing called "sound microsurgery".

Singer-songwriter Mayiia is an exceptional artist who transports her audience to another world with her music. With her ethereal voice and the unique sound of a chromatically tuned handpan, she creates a musical experience that is both cinematic and deeply emotional.

Based in Berlin, she blends chamber-poep with airy melodies and poetic lyrics that drift between reality and reverie. Her music is intimate yet expansive, melancholic yet luminous. Organic sounds merge with subtle electronic elements, while her voice moves between delicate fragility and emotional depth. Each song is an invitation to explore new emotional Landscapes.

Mayiia has shared her music on international stages—from the Beethoven House in Bonn to the Songwriter Festival in Copenhagen and the In-Balance Festival in China. She has collaborated with artists such as José Medina Quintana, The CunninLynguists, and Seba

Dan Mulqueen is an American Handpan Player from New Jersey.

Determined to push the limits of music revolving around this instrument, Dan's playing style is both beautifully melodic and intensely percussive. His stylistic approach invites the listener to experience elements of multiple genres of music all housed in one easily digestible format. While keeping the handpan as the center piece of his compositions, Dan's recordings also feature instruments such as upright bass, piano, electronic beats, guest vocals and more.

Edoardo Ponticelli aka Il Ponte is an Italian multi instrumentalist based in Bali.

His musical performance is an immersive and unique experience, a sonic journey that transcends the boundaries of traditional music. The handpan, through his mastery, becomes an instrument of infinite expressive possibilities, capable of evoking vivid images and deep emotions. His skill in using complex techniques, paired with simple yet captivating melodies, creates the perfect balance between technicality and emotion, deeply engaging the listener.

His style, which he defines as cosmic and psychedelic, transforms each composition into a sonic story, where every note seems to have its own life and movement. His ability to “transform” the handpan into a piano, exploring a vast range of timbres and nuances, adds a special dimension to his music.

Mandakini is a Berlin based musician that strives to create sound carpets, blending 3 essential aspects of Music that the word Organic very well defines: Rhythm, Dynamic and Groove. Having as background more then 25 years of percussion experience, his explorations and compositions dive deeply into rhythmic sound journeys, making use of the energies presented in the moment. Since the Handpan came into his path in 2012, the combination of his percussive approach with harmonic elements and textures allowed him a new form of expression through Music.

Rob Ginero is a piano and handpan player based in Berlin. After taking a break from his engineering career, he started busking in different cities in Germany in 2021 and is bringing together the Berlin handpan community with monthly handpan meetups since the summer of 2022. As part of the organizational committee he is bringing Pangonia to life since the first edition in July 2023. He is also giving concerts, handpan lessons and workshops in Berlin.

Berlin-based DJ Holla die Waldfee´s true home is nature, he is uniting the contrasts of buzzing city life and the peace of wilderness.

Inspired by Berlin’s club culture, traditional music from the Andes to India and the sound of nature, he creates a unique space where movement, stillness and emotions transform into a full body meditation. At Pangonia, he will send us on an ecstatic dance journey, - where dancing becomes a prayer to the higher self.

His sets are a fusion of ambient waves, organic downtempo rhythms, laced with beautiful mantras and always something unexpected that lingers in the air. All together peaking in powerful Techno and Psytrance beats, creating a hypnotic, transcendental experience.

Amarok is an instrumental solo project that explores the expressive power of the handpan to create intimate, emotional, and deeply evocative soundscapes. Blending melodic sensitivity, rhythmic richness and natural virtuosity, Amarok’s performances become sonic journeys: immersive, meditative, and profoundly human.

The name Amarok, drawn from the mythical lone wolf of Inuit legend, reflects the essence of the project: introspective, untamed, and deeply connected to nature and the unseen. A former drummer and lifelong rhythmic explorer, Amarok channels his mastery into compositions that bridge the earthly and the ethereal. Each note becomes a brushstroke on the canvas of the imagination, inviting the listener to feel, remember, and dream.

Maja Wlazły is a percussionist, music therapist, and sound designer based in Poland. Her music blends her classical percussion roots with a love of technology and electronics, creating dynamic and innovative performances. She is active both as a solo artist and a collaborator in various musical and sound design projects, showcasing her versatility and passion for exploring new sonic landscapes.

Leander Greitemann is a German Speaker, Author and Handpan Player/Teacher. His life has always been filled with music, but when he discovered the Handpan in 2020, he knew something was different. Never had he played an instrument with so much passion and joy. Jamming with others, composing melodies, improvising songs, teaching his insights and giving concerts. His career came to another level, when his Studio Session with Malte Marten went viral in 2023, cracking the 1 million views barrier easily. His opening melody in this video (in the song "To the Stars") is renowned all over the world. He has recorded a solo studio album (When the Bluebird sings) and keeps on working with other artists to share his passion for this beautiful instrument in many different ways

Javier Ortiz (Zitrovision) is a handpan player and producer from Puerto Rico and Florida, now based in Spain. He creates eclectic music, blending world, jazz fusion, electronic, and meditation styles. Collaborating with artists globally, Zitrovision has worked with 30+ musicians and is an official artist with Lupan Handpans, Mr. Pans, and RavVast Drums. His second album, Waves of Resonance, features multi-instrumentalists and handpan duos. Less than 1.5 years after starting, Zitrovision will perform at the Swiss Handpan Festival in 2025. His debut album with Sealskin, Earth is My Home, blends handpans, vocals, piano, violin, and flutes.

Margo aka Sealskin music is a singer, producer, composer and healing voice facilitator singing creating music in English, Spanish, Russian, as well as light language. Originally from Russia with Armenian and Far Eastern roots Sealskin takes music creation and song weaving as a process of spiritual alchemy, healing and transcendence Currently Sealskin is performing and creating new music with her partner and handpan player Zitrovision. She is preparing to release a new passion project album bringting together “Voices of Women” from around the world in a soulful dialogue, less with words, more with soul connection, featuring original handpan compositions by Zitrovision.

Felix Schenzinger aka Panlix is a passionate handpan artist whose journey with music spans more than half his life. While his love for sound has deep roots, it was the discovery of the handpan that truly transformed his artistic path. Enchanted by its meditative tones and soulful resonance, Felix found not just an instrument, but a calling. Through his music, Felix shares the calming and restorative power of the handpan. Whether performing live, creating new compositions, or teaching others, he brings deep presence and heartfelt expression to everything he does.

Federico Capodiferro is a musician specializing in handpan and drums. He began studying drums at the age of 5, under the guidance of various teachers, including the jazz drummer Israel Varela. In 2021, he started studying the handpan, attending masterclasses with the best artists in the field, expanding his musical skills and blending his drumming experience with the handpan. In 2024, together with his colleague Antonio Costantino, he founded the Bologna Handpan School, a school dedicated to teaching the handpan. In its first year, the school reached over 30 students, becoming a point of reference for the city of Bologna.