A big purpose of The Handpan Show is to highlight the people that are driving the handpan artform forward...which is why we HAD to have Alexandre Lora on immediately! If you're not familiar with Alexandre's work, we're jealous that you get to hear it for the first time! Alexandre is from Brazil and is a life long percussionist. He's been a handpan player for over 10 years and he's even been nominated for a GRAMMY Award based from his work with 'Trio Brasileiro.' On this episode, we hear all about Alexandre's musical history and his experience with music before handpan. Then we get into his handpan playing, which is a super interesting and amazing fusion of traditional Brazilian rhythms and modern handpan playing. Alex breaks down some of the elements of his rhythms and also gives an update on his tour, new music and MUCH more! You can read more about Alexandre here: www.AlexandreLora.com