April 1, 2004
kahon
Hahahaha, found this somewhere...
Cajon is the Spanish word for box. The instrument originated in colonial Peru, when slaves, whose African drums had been forbidden by their masters, resorted to codfish boxes and overturned drawers to play their rhythms. It wasn´t until the early 1980´s, when the great flamenco guitarist, by way of the percussionist Rubem Dantas, who found it in Peru, re-introduced the cajón, but now standing holding its own as an authentic flamenco rhythm instrument.
The construction of the cajón has changed quite a bit since the days of the codfish boxes. The player sits on the instrument and plays it with his hands between his legs. The “new” cajón produces a more broken and buzzing sound and has found its way to percussionists and drummers around the world.
And to think I was checking out a couple of cajons just the other day.
Cajon is the Spanish word for box. The instrument originated in colonial Peru, when slaves, whose African drums had been forbidden by their masters, resorted to codfish boxes and overturned drawers to play their rhythms. It wasn´t until the early 1980´s, when the great flamenco guitarist, by way of the percussionist Rubem Dantas, who found it in Peru, re-introduced the cajón, but now standing holding its own as an authentic flamenco rhythm instrument.
The construction of the cajón has changed quite a bit since the days of the codfish boxes. The player sits on the instrument and plays it with his hands between his legs. The “new” cajón produces a more broken and buzzing sound and has found its way to percussionists and drummers around the world.
And to think I was checking out a couple of cajons just the other day.
Posted by tymeless on April 1, 2004 at 03:04 PM | 4 director's note(s)
sherbet
i miss a southeastern state in the US of A. sana makaalis na ko. :P
tymeless
Chibiusa
Happy April Fools Day po!! ^_~
tymeless