In the musical world, we know that there are hundreds of musical instruments. One of the many genres of instruments is what we name as percussion instruments. Every cultural society has its own typical music and instrument which represents the characters, traditions, habits, and cultures that belong to a particular society. This reality emphasizes how substantial music is human beings. The music itself indeed plays very significant roles in the life of humanity both primitive and modern community. Percussion instruments can be found in almost every cultural community. Historically, the percussion instrument is said to be the oldest musical instruments in the world. One of them is known as Cajon.
Based on the reality, I can say that Cajon drum is the most used and most phenomenal percussion instruments. At the present era, we can perceive clearly that many contemporary musicians use the collaboration of Cajon with other musical instruments. The presence of Cajon makes music becomes more alive and colorful.
In this article, I would like to share a glimpse knowledge of mine regarding a brief history of Cajon. Historical facts tell that Cajon Hand Percussion is originally coming from the country of Peru. The word Cajon is derived from Spanish which means a box. At the beginning of the 18th century, Peru was colonized by Spaniards. That was one of the darkest events which had ever occurred in the lives of Peruvians. The Spaniards took almost all their freedoms and rights. Breathing might be the only freedom that was still experienced by Peruvian slaves during the colonialism.
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he Spaniards strictly prohibited Peruvian slaves to play any musical instruments, much more the instruments that belonged to the White. The Peruvians who were inherited with the talent and sense of music then found it difficult to abide by the set rule. Their life was always associated with music. it is tantamount to say that music is identical to their lives. Finally, they found a way out to solve the problem that they were confronted with. They decided to mold unused wood to be a box-shaped instrument. Why in a box-shaped instrument? It is said that they wanted to hide it from the Spaniards. That box-shaped instrument can be functioning well if the player sits properly on the top of it. Logically we can understand that their purpose is to lessen the possibility of being caught by the Spaniards because of playing music.
Other resources explain that the birth of Cajon is symbolizing their longing for freedom, right to live, togetherness, and independence. The existence of the box-shaped instrument emphasizes their awareness of the value of human dignity. They realized how painful it was to be humiliated, berated, raped, trampled, and underestimated. They were aware that as human beings, they also had the right to be treated as a human, not as animals.
As the time passed by, the Peruvians realized that their created instrument could produce melodious sounds which were perfectly in harmony with their traditional songs. Sometimes they played Cajon to accompany their traditional dances. The beats and tunes of the instrument make the dancers became more energetic, enthusiastic and alive. This musical hand percussion instrument became so meaningful to them that they could not let anyone stop them from conserving it. In fact, their effort of conserving Cajon was indeed successful. Even the Spaniards during the time of colonialism failed to prevent them. There were many people got attracted to Cajon's alluring tunes. The use of the box-shaped instrument became more frequent day by day. Even the White ones started to play the said instrument.
Listening to the music and watching someone playing Cajon are enjoyable. Can you imagine what will you feel if you can have Cajon as your own and can play it? If you want to have this instrument, then it is recommendable for you to visit Bali Treasures Drum Factory which is located in Jalan Raya Andong, Peliatan, Ubud, Gianyar Bali. We also help the Indonesian government maintain sustainable forests for generations to come. Many national and international awards we can. We are looking forward to your coming to give you the best product hand drum and African drum. In the middle of the 19th century, Cajon reached its peak of popularity. Due to the migration and exploration of the Whites, it was also introduced to the people all around the world. The worldwide use of this instrument is actually greatly influenced by the Whites. In the present time, we can find a lot of music which use the collaboration of Cajon with other instruments. In almost every orchestra and musical art performances, we also can see the box-shaped instrument. Most of the modern and contemporary musicians prefer to use this box-shaped of the instrument and collaborate with other instruments.
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