cajón
Also known as cajon
thumb|Sounds of a cajón in use
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Cajón
- Instrument.image
- Homemade cajón.jpg
- Instrument.background
- percussion
- Instrument.classification
- idiophone
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 111.24
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Percussion vessels
- Instrument.developed
- late 19th century
- Designation list.embed
- yes
- Designation list.designation1
- PCN
- Designation list.designation1_offname
- Cajón Peruano
- Designation list.designation1_type
- Intangible
- Designation list.designation1_criteria
- Music and dances
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8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Origins and evolution
- Contemporary music
- Playing styles
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Sounds of a cajón in use
A cajón ( ; "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.