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A cajón (Spanish: [kaˈxon] ka-KHON; "box, crate, drawer") is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes implements such as brushes, mallets, or sticks.
1 gru 2020 · The Afro-Peruvian makers reclaimed the cajón as their own. On the second day of August in the year 2001, history came a full circle. The cajón was recognised as the Cultural Heritage of the Nation ( Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación ) by Peru.
28 paź 2023 · Cajón Percussion instruments are a staple for Latin American music, especially Peruvian ones and the Cajón is probably one of the most well-known. Interestingly, it actually originated in Peru and it’s thought to have been developed by slaves brought over from central and west Africa.
3 maj 2015 · Coraz częściej spotykanym widokiem, szczególnie pośród muzyków ulicznych, jest perkusista grający na drewnianym cajonie (czyt. kachon, z hiszp. tłum. jako skrzynia). Mimo niepozornego wyglądu daje wiele możliwości i jest w stanie tworzyć solidną sekcję rytmiczną.
The Peruvian cajon in its purist form is a six-sided instrument, with a sound hole cut into the back panel. The front panel, or tapa, is made from thin wood for resonance, leaving the other five sides to provide the structure. The sound is dry, the root tone is bass, and its primary role is as an accompaniment instrument.
14 maj 2020 · His Majesty, the cajón. That is the title that the famous decimista (traditional Peruvian poet) Nicomedes Santa Cruz gave to this musical instrument, whose melody became one of the greatest pleasures of the hundreds of African slaves who arrived in Lima during the time of the conquest.
The cajón is one of the most emblematic and versatile Peruvian instruments recognized, having a historical tradition dating from the mid-eighteenth century.
