Gongs

With a long and somewhat undocumented history going back as far as 6,000 years in Africa as well as East and South East Asia, these traditional instruments played a big part in the music of the time and are still used today by hundreds of thousands of people for a wide range of different needs.

In the western world they have found their way into both musical and lifestyle events. Many bands have used gongs in their music to add an Eastern atmosphere to a song along with other traditional instruments.

The most common place for gongs in the UK is in a mixture of different therapy situations. If you are a member of the alternative medicine community or take part in yoga or similar you have probably seen plenty of gongs, some for decoration, some used as part of a larger experience.