Cajón
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A cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces with the hands, fingers, or sometimes implements such as brushes, mallets, or sticks.
Homemade cajón
Heidi Joubert playing a decorated cajón in Cambridge, England
Example percussion setup, with cajón replacing the bass drum
Kandu Tempest Wild cajon
Cajón de rumba
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The cajones de rumba are wooden boxes used as rhythmic percussion instruments in some styles of Cuban rumba. There are different types of cajones, namely the cajón tumbadora, the cajón bajo and the ca
Cajón
…criolla), but have made their way into flamenco as well. The term cajón is also applied to other box drums used in Latin American music, such as the Cuban cajón de rumba and the Mexican cajón de tapeo. Sheets of 13 to 19 mm (1⁄2 to 3⁄4 inch) thick wood are generally used for five sides of the box. A thinner sheet of…
Mahogany Supertumba by 63rd Street Percussion