Monthly Archives: May 2013

May 18, 2013

NEW: LP Cajons, Swan Percussion and more

We’re excited to announce some new additions to our Cajon selection this week! We’ve just added a bunch of nice Latin Percussion Cajons, including the Americana Series, Kevin Ricard’s signature Cajon, the LP Soul Cajon, and the LP Angled Surface Cajon. Check out the images below for some details on these Cajons.

The Americana Series has some very nice innovations on these US hand-made Cajons:

LP Americana String Cajon, Tuning

LP’s unique tuning system lets you control string sensitivity and tonal response using a standard drum key from the outside of the Cajon.

LP Americana Cajon Peruvian Style, Dovetail Joinery

Beautiful dovetail joinery on this Peruvian Style Cajon is part of LP’s attention to detail.

Check out all the Americana Series Cajons for more pictures and details.

LP has some other sweet Cajon offerings as well:

LP Kevin Ricard Cajon

This LP Kevin Ricard Cajon has a very cool adjustable port so you can dial in your bass response.

LP Soul Cajon by Mario Cortes

This Soul Cajon by Spanish cajon-maker Mario Cortes has classic looks and sound, perfect for traditional Flamenco music!

LP Angled Surface Cajon

Last but not least is the LP Angled Surface Cajon, with an ergonomic design made for long playing sessions.

We’re super excited to be able to offer these Swan Percussion Cygnet Cajons too!

Swan Percussion Classic Black Cygnet Cajon

We love the looks and sounds of these Cygnet Cajons from Swan Percussion.

We’ve got the Original Cynet and the Pinstripe in addition to the Classic Black shown above, all found here.

If that’s not enough, we just added this Wedge Tri-Side Cajon from Pearl as well –

Pearl Wedge Tri-Side Cajon

Two snared playing surfaces!

You can see all our Cajons and accessories here. Let us know if there are any new Cajons you’re excited about!

May 4, 2013

EVENT: Santana Percussionists Raul Rekow & Karl Perazzo Free Clinic on June 18th

Karl-Perazzo

Karl Perazzo’s epic percussion setup

Tuesday June 18th, 7 PM at Rhythm Traders

Cost: FREE General Admission / VIP Tickets $20 *VIP tickets include seating in the first 3 rows, green room access, prizes and giveaways.

Santana percussionists Raul Rekow and Karl Perazzo will present a lecture and demonstration. All jazz, Latin music and percussion fans are welcome. We’ll raffle $100’s worth of gear, and give away lots of door prizes. Don’t miss this chance to see two of the most sought after percussionists of our time!

Sponsored by LP

Raul-Rekow

Raul Rekow crushing it on congas

May 2, 2013

Water Drumming

We’ve finally got some warm weather here in Portland, and it’s got us thinking about all kinds of summer activities. This video of Baka women in Cameroon doing some water drumming shows a great way to take your music outside!

You can hear more Baka music on this Bandcamp page.

There are more water drumming videos on youtube – do a search for Human Planet Bayaka River Drum Kit for another good one.

Check out those videos, then get outside and try some water drumming for yourself!