Cajon Drums

A Cajon (pronounced 'ka.HONE') is a box shaped drum played by slapping the front face with the hands. Modern Cajons are often used to accompany the acoustic guitar and are showing up on worldwide stages in contemporary music.

Cajon drums are drums presently crafted out of wood, but the Cajon drums of the past were in the form of simplistic boxes, tiny drawers from dressers or crates for fish. The actual term "Cajon" is derived from the Spanish language and when translated means "box." As time passed, the Cajon drum was reshaped and reconstructed to appear as it does today: a six sided wooden box with a whole on one side of it, usually the back side

When playing a cajon the player sits on the box tilting it an angle while striking the head between their Knees. Cajons have several screws at the top for adjusting percussive timbre and some Cajons sport rubber feet. Cajon players can also play the sides with the top of their palms and fingers for additional sounds.

Cajons are beginning to gain popularity through musicians such as Fleetwood Mac, The Dixie Chicks, Nada Surf, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Harper and more.

LP Percussion has a great selection of Cajon Drums.

We are proud to offer a nice selection of Cajons in our store. For more information please visit:

http://www.musicalinstrumenthaven.com/Cajons.aspx