Cajón (Musical instrument)

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• Work cat.: 98-187923: Ortiz, F. El catá, el cajón, c1995:p. 21, etc. (a wooden box drum, constructed, for instance, from shipping crates; played with the hands; pl. form: cajones)
• New Grove dict. of musical instruments(cajón)

A cajón (Spanish: [kaˈxon] ka-KHON; "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. Cajóns are primarily played in Afro-Peruvian music (specifically música criolla), but have made their way into flamenco as well. The term cajón is also applied to other box drums used in Latin American music, such as the Cuban cajón de rumba and the Mexican cajón de tapeo.