Re: The Parisian Connection
The day I met the Hang
As I was walking alongside a slow floating canal in Amsterdam, searching for a boat ride, I had a feeling that I was going to meet an old friend, or someone I knew and had not seen for a while.
Now, I don´t know anyone in Amsterdam. I was only visiting for the weekend and had met up with a friend. And as I stood there with this intriguing sensation, I heard applause from across the road. I felt immediately an urge to find out what it was, and felt it was important.
As I got closer, I started to hear sounds. Sounds I did not recognize, yet it resonated within me. I did not understand fully what I heard, but my cells had started vibrating.
I could see a group of people gathered around the source of the tones, and I worked my way through the crowd and could not believe my eyes.
I saw this wonderful little spaceship sat on a lap, producing the most wonderful music I have ever heard.
It was like tones from out of this world and they came alive above and around it and painted the space around in colors that do not exist, and created patterns of overtones and loving, living energy. It was as if it sang out to ME, directly to my Heart.
Time slowed down, the contours of the streets of Amsterdam blurred out, the sound of the busy street behind me faded.
All that existed was the relationship between Me and the Magic happening before me.
My eyesight became foggy from the tears filling my eyes, but my vision became clearer.
My knees would not bear me, still I felt stronger than ever.
My heart grew so large that it felt like my chest was going to explode.
My knees landed on the pavement and I experienced myself crying in Joy and longing for this lost child of mine, this amazing thing that had opened my heart.
In that moment I felt all the pieces fall into place. I knew why I love the melody of a tonal instrument, and I understood why I had been introduced to the amazing (to me) three-dimensional world of rhythms, why I always make rhythms with my hands on everything, and hear the tones in my head.
At that moment it was as if Past, Future and Present melted together inside me.
This was the perfect companion, the perfect partner, the heart-opener, the child, friend and lover that I had been searching for, without even realizing it, before that exact moment.
I had met the Hang. And it is perfect for me.
I have never been in love before like I am with this amazing instrument.
I must thank Davide Swarup for introducing me.
And I am still waiting for my Hang... 
