Talk:Cajón

Unnecessary Gender Reference

The third photograph in the right-hand margin is captioned "A woman playing a decorated cajón". The reference to her gender is unnecessary and could come across as patronising. I'm going to change it. I'll keep a watch on the page, but I'll assume this is OK unless anyone objects. Alec 15:21, 25 December 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alec.brady (talk • contribs)

Actually I'm more miffed about the fact that it now depicts "a street musician". She's a well-known artist in the percussion scene .. so why not name her properly? (fwolf) --217.85.131.95 (talk) 00:44, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

I agree -- if she's a known artist, her name should be used. But I have no idea who she is. If you know her name fwolf, why not change the caption accordingly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.253 (talk) 22:24, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Today Section

The reference to Boyce Avenue seems to be a pretty blatant advertisement for a band whose article also seems to be to be a fairly blatant advertisement. I can't find a reason for them to be mentioned over any other band who currently uses or has ever used the Cajón. I recommend the line for deletion. ETomeny (talk) 03:46, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Different Uses of the Cajón

The Pedal looks like a great product (i certainly want one) but it seems like a pretty obvious Ovidio Venturoso advertisement, especially with the gratuitous number of photographs. I like the idea of a "different uses of the cajón" section, but it needs to be re-written (numerous spelling/grammar problems, unnecessary details, total lack of sources, etc). If there are no objections I will also remove two of the pedal-related photographs. Chconnor (talk) 21:01, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

References?

A large amount of information has been added to the "theory" section of this page without any references - can anyone verify it? - AKeen 16:05, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I agree. Anyone who knows how the slave-trade operated realizes that the "burning their drums" statement is idiotic. Africans were kidnapped with what they had on their backs. 24.160.136.10 11:50, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

El Cajon Afro Peruano by Rafael Santa Cruz published in Lima (2004) may be a good resource. As it is in Spanish I'll seek some translating assistance and see what can be gleaned from it.

I'd be glad to help. Barcovelero (talk) 15:19, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

User:Barcovelero If you can acquire a copy of the book for me I'll be more than glad to help with translating it. Pasaxero (talk) 07:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Sources, please...

I agree with the fact that there needs to be some sources added. The story of Paco de Lucía introducing it to Flamenco is popular, but there is evidence it was used before the 70s. I'd also like to take the opportunity to say that it should be better clarified that the "MODERN" cajón as we know it today came from Perú, but that cajones have been used African, Afro-American, and Afro-Mestizo communities since the colonial eras. There also needs to be more clarification on the differences between, the Flamenco Cajón which employs snares, and finger playing techniques which resemble Middle-Eastern styles rather than West African ones (the Tablas, and Djembes being traditional Flamenco percussion). Peruvian cajones don't have the snares and thus create a different sound. Pasaxero (talk) 07:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Again, huge amounts of information that change the article keep being added. Whoever is adding them needs to cite their sources. These changes are pretty dramatic, ie turnign the entire focus of the article to the gypsy heritage of the cajon as being more important than the African one. If the above book has been used a source, it needs to be cited properly. It is the responsibility of the person who adds the information to cite their own resources. - AKeen 13:05, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree with AKeen here. There was a huge section on the Roma/Gypsy origins of the cajon without a single reference. I've never heard this theory being discussed in any credible source, and until one is produced, I will keep it out of the article. The reference I am using for the origins of the cajon is currently the only major study ever undertaken of Afro-Peruvian music in English, and it makes no reference to the cajon's Roma origins at any point. - Chiwara 23:34, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

I've also just discovered that much of this article's content was taken from the website MundoAndino, which is far from a credible source. Unless another reference can be produced, I will delete these sections by the end of the day and replace them with more credible ones. Chiwara 14:57, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

"Gunja Cajon"

This is clearly poor advertising that has no relevance to the discussion of the instrument. Borohachi (talk) 07:31, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Cuban vs Peruvian version

Isn't it that in Perú they hit on the front, there is some snare effect and there is a hole in the back while in Cuba they hit on the top, there is no snare effect and the hole is in the bottom like in a conga? Barcovelero (talk) 15:21, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

The Peruvian & Cuban cajones are very similar, neither had a snare effect originally. The Spanish version first incorporated strings and is very recent (circa 1980's). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.216.16 (talk) 16:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Cajones throught Latin America

The article needs to be expanded to cover other Latin American countries and traditional musical genres that have used the cajón. For example it has been introduced to Son Jarocho from eastern Mexico, and has been used since the 1920s and possibly before, in "Conjuntos de Arpa" in the tradition of the Mexican "Son de Tierra Caliente" which are from Western Mexico and the forerunners to the modern Mariachi. It is still used in Son Abajeño (Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero) where it could be either the peruvian type cajón or the flamenco one with nylon strings inside of them. It is also used in Louisianne music Zydeco a lot. It would also be nice if someone know more about development of cajón that is going on, like the "Homero Chavez" model from Kotz that includes clappers on the side for a castanet sound, Cajones with adjustable rattlers/snares that can be "converted" from Peruvian style to Flamenco style. The square, and octagonal ones from Cuba that resemble tumbadoras, and a giant one on stands, that is divided down the middle effectively giving one the range of two cajones (I'll try to acquire a picture). Pasaxero (talk) 07:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Deletion

I'm concerned that this page is being used as advertising space by Kotzen drums. All the images are Kotzen images, and the paragraph about kotz cajones reads like an ad.

I would also like an explanation why the link to fat congas, who introduced the cajon to the u.s. musical market in 1992 is being removed? It is as relevent a link as the other external links. What is the justification in removing the ad?Ogunswife (talk) 07:35, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Thet were all removed as spam. --Gibmetal 77^talk 21:46, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

you're missing my point...my contention with the cajon article is that it is an advertising space for kotz drums.

all the images in the article are supplied by kotz...they're all his model cajon and his endorser.

the paragraph about michael kotzen is blatant advertising.

this is not objective or particularly valuable information regarding the cajon drum.

our company introduced the cajon to the american music market in 1994. please understand that i have some knowledge about the instrument and its history in the U.S.

i'm not trying to use wikipedia as an advertising forum I AM TRYING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT HOW IT IS BEING USED.

there should be images of peruvian or cuban cajones to depict their origin. perhaps kotz to show their contemporary evolution, although i would suggest that the fat congas cajon would be more representative, since we were the original cajon manufacturer here in the states.

the external links were not "spam." your removal is unwarranted. look to the body of the article, particularly how it reflects kotz drums.

respond please. Ogunswife (talk) 18:40, 15 February 2008 (GMT)

I agree with you in that the section on the individual manufacturer was not appropriate in the article and I have removed it. However, you state that ALL the images in the article are supplied by Kotz, is simply not true.

Further regarding advertising, most of the external links are considered as "spam" and even though I was not the one to remove them in the first place I have done so now. I have just left the links which are purely informative and have no commercial purpose.

On another note, the article is specifically about the "Cajón", if you believe a particular decendant of it is notable enough to be included in this encyclopedia feel free to start an article of its own.

Finally, please do not revert edits which have been made to follow Wikipedia's Policy without at least discussing it with other editors. Regards. --Gibmetal 77^talk 21:49, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

It looks like two of the external links remaining are not purely or even mostly informative. They seem to be link farms. I plan to delete them.

As for images from another manufacturer; if someone can show that the images are from a webpage then the images should be removed. I checked the main image and the author claims to have taken the photo of his own instrument. Other people are free to put their own photos up if they are better.-Crunchy Numbers (talk) 20:23, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Added a Cajun Video

Added an external link to Drummerworld and Hakim Ludin playing the cajon. Thought it would be nice to have a visual. Regards GetAgrippa (talk) 22:08, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Playing technique

Category:Percussion instruments by playing technique doesn't seem to have a suitable catagory for this... or is it Category:Hand percussion? Doesn't really fit. Andrewa (talk) 13:48, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

See Category talk:Percussion instruments by playing technique#Cajón. Andrewa (talk) 21:17, 27 June 2012 (UTC)