<p>A finger cajon nearing completion, my latest mini-project.</p><p>The standard cajon is a fairly large box-shaped instrument originated by African slaves in Peru who were denied traditional drums & resorted to shipping crates to get rhythmic. One sits on top and slaps, taps, etc. – most have snare drum wire mounted within for added sonic brightness & texture.</p><p>Handmade from 1/4" pine, bamboo mini-skewers & wood glue.</p><p><a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/latin/" rel="tag">#latin</a> <a href="/tags/drums/" rel="tag">#drums</a> <a href="/tags/percussion/" rel="tag">#percussion</a> <a href="/tags/cajon/" rel="tag">#cajon</a> <a href="/tags/peru/" rel="tag">#peru</a> <a href="/tags/craft/" rel="tag">#craft</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> </p><p>1/4</p>