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10 Oct 09 - 07:25 AM (#2742700) Subject: Peruvian Cuhawns do they exist From: Owen Woodson I was at a jazz concert recently, where the drummer produced what looked like a plywood box with a built in resonator. Sitting astride this instrument, he proceeded to beat out the rhythm with his hands. Afterwards he told the audience that this was a Peruvian drum, called a cuhawn; or some such spelling, That's about as near to it as I can phonetically get. I am curious because, despite having an interest in Peruvian music, I don't recall coming across instrument before. Also, the way the word was pronounced, it sounded very close to cojone, which is Spanish for a male testical. Has somebody been winding somebody else up? |
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10 Oct 09 - 07:50 AM (#2742708) Subject: RE: Peruvian Cuhawns do they exist From: Jack Campin Cajon. Originally a packing crate, but gone upmarket, sometimes with an added snare inside. They've got hugely popular in the last three years or so - look in any music shop. |
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10 Oct 09 - 08:00 AM (#2742714) Subject: RE: Peruvian Cuhawns do they exist From: greg stephens Cajons are the new bodhrans. |
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10 Oct 09 - 08:20 AM (#2742723) Subject: RE: Peruvian Cuhawns do they exist From: VirginiaTam a you tube demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-IMARby9gA |
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10 Oct 09 - 08:23 AM (#2742724) Subject: RE: Peruvian Cuhawns do they exist From: Les in Chorlton We saw them for sale in the 'Indian Market' in Lima, I guess they are just part of the globalisation of something or other. L in C |
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10 Oct 09 - 10:45 AM (#2742791) Subject: RE: Peruvian Cuhawns do they exist From: Owen Woodson Thanks for the information. The cajon in the Youtube demo looks just like the one I saw, and she pronounced the word in exactly the same way. |