Cajons

Ever since I saw Alex Acuna playing on a Cajon (pronounced Ka-hone] in a video back in the 80s, I have always liked the idea of the Cajon. From its humble beginning in Cuba, where boxes were all that were available for the kids and young percussionists to play on, the Cajon has grown to be an exciting instrument. It reminds us of our early drumming experiences, hammering on pots and pans with wooden spoons, or tapping out a rhythm on a tabletop. However, I would not want to belittle the cajon as being simply a wooden box, because although they are indeed essentially wooden boxes, they are wooden boxes that rock – or samba, or flamenco, in fact! (…Read more)