Cajon

Cajón

Name: Cajón

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Origin: Peru & Cuba

Instrument maker:  Michael Kotzen

Date:  21st century. 

Description: Peruvian and Cuban box drum, made from a wooden hollowed box, widely used in Cuban rumba, Afro-Peruvian music and modern flamenco. They come in varying sizes with open bottoms. The instrument is usually played with the hands and with player sitting on the cajón, executing strokes on the sides and rocking the cajón up and down to change the sounds.

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Museum or collection: Michael Kotzen

Photo credit: courtesy of Michael Kotzen.

 Information Source: World Music Portal 

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