
The cajón de tapeo, tapeador, cajón de tamboreo or Mexican cajon is a wood box
drum traditional to southern Mexico. It is played by slapping the top face with a piece of wood in one hand, and a bare hand. It was developed as a substitute of the (wood sound-box platform for
zapateado dancing) of
Oaxaca
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Guerrero
Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Guerrero, 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acap ...
. It usually follows 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures. In 1962, musicologist wrote a description of its use in
Jamiltepec, Oaxaca.
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Cajón
A cajón (; "box", "crate" or "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, ...
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Mexican musical instruments
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