How we got to know Jordi
We met Jordi Riera during summer 2019 at the Handpan Fest France in the south of France. We had always heard each other's creativity, but had never met in person. One afternoon in the sun at 48 degrees Celsius, Malte went back to his bus at the campground exhausted to rest. Jordi sat alone in the shade of his van and played on one of his instruments, a F Low Pygmy. Malte couldn't help but stop and listen. After a while Jordi handed him the instrument - the invitation to let him play. It was love at first touch. Malte was allowed to take this handpan with him and since then it has been an integral part of Yatao's concert set and we can't imagine our Low Pygmy combo without it. We are impressed by the big heart and deep trust that Jordi brings to this world. His soft and loving nature as a human being is reflected in his characterful instruments. Handpans with that special "something" that cannot be put into words, but can definitely be felt as soon as you play one of his handpans.
Jordi describes his journey towards handpan
After I saw a "Hang" for the first time in 2009, I waited 2 years for my first handpan from "BellArt". Over the years I immersed myself deeply into the world of handpans and played on various instruments, which made me want to build my own handpans. This dream matured over time, and when I returned in November 2016 from my month-long hike along the Camino de Santiago, one thing was certain for me: I would start to learn how to build handpans. That was the moment when the journey started, when you have made a decision and the focus is clear. So I bought the first tools and started hammering in my garage. The beginning was hard for me and marked by frustrating moments in which I worked on the steel for hours, disorientated. I started to get all available information from the internet and slowly but surely I learned to understand the language of steel. Today, after 3.5 years, I am happy and satisfied in my new workshop, a converted horse stable near my home. Here I spend hour after hour pursuing my thirst for knowledge, learning even more about building handpans, trying out new tools and materials and sinking deeper into the language of steel. All to create instruments that allow people to express and show themselves through music.
How we got to know Jordi
We met Jordi Riera during summer 2019 at the Handpan Fest France in the south of France. We had always heard each other's creativity, but had never met in person. One afternoon in the sun at 48 degrees Celsius, Malte went back to his bus at the campground exhausted to rest. Jordi sat alone in the shade of his van and played on one of his instruments, a F Low Pygmy. Malte couldn't help but stop and listen. After a while Jordi handed him the instrument - the invitation to let him play. It was love at first touch. Malte was allowed to take this handpan with him and since then it has been an integral part of Yatao's concert set and we can't imagine our Low Pygmy combo without it. We are impressed by the big heart and deep trust that Jordi brings to this world. His soft and loving nature as a human being is reflected in his characterful instruments. Handpans with that special "something" that cannot be put into words, but can definitely be felt as soon as you play one of his handpans.
Jordi describes his journey towards handpan
After I saw a "Hang" for the first time in 2009, I waited 2 years for my first handpan from "BellArt". Over the years I immersed myself deeply into the world of handpans and played on various instruments, which made me want to build my own handpans. This dream matured over time, and when I returned in November 2016 from my month-long hike along the Camino de Santiago, one thing was certain for me: I would start to learn how to build handpans. That was the moment when the journey started, when you have made a decision and the focus is clear. So I bought the first tools and started hammering in my garage. The beginning was hard for me and marked by frustrating moments in which I worked on the steel for hours, disorientated. I started to get all available information from the internet and slowly but surely I learned to understand the language of steel. Today, after 3.5 years, I am happy and satisfied in my new workshop, a converted horse stable near my home. Here I spend hour after hour pursuing my thirst for knowledge, learning even more about building handpans, trying out new tools and materials and sinking deeper into the language of steel. All to create instruments that allow people to express and show themselves through music.