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🪘Box-Shaped Percussion
Box Drums
Drums made from a box-shaped resonating chamber, typically wooden, played by striking the front face with the hands. Originated in Peru among enslaved Africans who were forbidden from using traditional drums.
💡The cajon was invented by enslaved Africans in Peru who used shipping crates and dresser drawers as substitute drums when their traditional instruments were banned.
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