After watching these two videos, something is clear: the cajon was created by Peruvians, and now it is made and played all over the world. In the US, for instance, it has thousands of users in all types of music you can imagine, from Peru's Afro music to rock and roll. I undersand that flamenco music has a special chapter here, because Spainiards love the cajon so much and have made it part of their musical instruments.
There's only ONE instrument called cajón (in the US, it is called "the cajon box", "the Peruvian cajon", "the Peruvian box", or just "the cajon"). It can be made in various types of wood, and be adopted in order to play different types of music. But it remains a CAJON. The "cajon flamenco" doesn't exist as an instrument, only as a way to play the cajon in order to accompany flamenco music.
The origin of the cajon played in Spain and in most places nowadays is indeed peruvian, however, that is a variation with strings or snares inside that was not successful in Peru, which instead became the standard in Spain. Spanish cajon makers have specialised in producing these types of cajons for nearly 30 years, therefore the definition of flamenco cajon ended up being applied to the object as well as the playing style. It would be better to differentiate them as snare or snareless cajons because both types are of peruvian origin, however, their playing tecnique is quite different. Finally, it has to be said that all over the world, the most commonly used version is the one with snares, because it resembles a snare drum, so it's more versatile than a snareless cajón, since most musical styles are played with drum kits. A snare cajón features more similarities with a drum kit than a snareless cajón.
After watching these two videos, something is clear: the cajon was created by Peruvians, and now it is made and played all over the world. In the US, for instance, it has thousands of users in all types of music you can imagine, from Peru's Afro music to rock and roll. I undersand that flamenco music has a special chapter here, because Spainiards love the cajon so much and have made it part of their musical instruments.
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There's only ONE instrument called cajón (in the US, it is called "the cajon box", "the Peruvian cajon", "the Peruvian box", or just "the cajon"). It can be made in various types of wood, and be adopted in order to play different types of music. But it remains a CAJON. The "cajon flamenco" doesn't exist as an instrument, only as a way to play the cajon in order to accompany flamenco music.
The origin of the cajon played in Spain and in most places nowadays is indeed peruvian, however, that is a variation with strings or snares inside that was not successful in Peru, which instead became the standard in Spain.
Spanish cajon makers have specialised in producing these types of cajons for nearly 30 years, therefore the definition of flamenco cajon ended up being applied to the object as well as the playing style. It would be better to differentiate them as snare or snareless cajons because both types are of peruvian origin, however, their playing tecnique is quite different. Finally, it has to be said that all over the world, the most commonly used version is the one with snares, because it resembles a snare drum, so it's more versatile than a snareless cajón, since most musical styles are played with drum kits.
A snare cajón features more similarities with a drum kit than a snareless cajón.