Folk & Acoustic Musical Instrument Specialists


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BONGOS

   
Definition: Two small drums, one larger (and lower pitched, usually by about a fifth) than the other which are held between the knees and played with both hands. Traced back to Cuba in the late 1800s, and probably originating from Africa.
Read the full World & Folk Drums FAQ Page.

CAJONS

The Cajon is the Spanish/Latin American percussion box (the word cajon means box). It has become very popular this century partly because the tone of the box is clean and does not ring on and so works very well to accompany stringed instruments, for instance a flamenco guitar. The player sits on the cajon and plays the front pla...read more
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Leiva VIVA Viva Red Cajon Front panel 100% Siberian birch, 3mm