| has gloss | eng: Cuban box drums are known as Cajón (ka hōn), the Spanish word for " box" and in some cases "drawer." In Cuban music it refers to a set of wooden box drums originally used to play Rumba Yambu and now incorporated into many other styles. A thin wooden panel forms the "skin." The bass cajon is large enough to sit on and is played with the palm, fist and fingers. It was originally a crate from shipping cod fish in Havana. The middle drum is played with spoons and was originally a box from church candles. The solo drum started as a desk drawer but has evolved into a specialized box made for this purpose. A more recent contribution to the cajón family is a tall, tapered box resembling a square ashiko. Another is the "BATAJON " an innovative cajón invented by Fat Congas of Santa Barbara, with two heads like a bata drum. |
