Rudy Kendall, in his own words “general manager” of an “international conglomerate of steelpan and handpan instrument manufacturers”, has published a harsh critique on PANArt and the documentary Hang – a discreet revolution in his blog and in the forum of When Steel Talks . In his point of view this documentary is “A Propaganda-Filled, Dissemination of Lies”, and it’s allegedly PANArt’s agenda to remove the Hang from its place as descendant of the steelpan.
As editor of the Hang Library, who has published the film documentary in question online, I cannot leave this without a comment, especially as it turns out, that this excessive critique is based on preconception, ignorance and misunderstanding.