Caja vallenata

This article is about the South American drum. For the Spanish financial institution, see Savings bank (Spain).
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The caja, a Colombian drum similar to a tambora, is one of the three main or traditional instruments of Vallenato music.[1] Caja, the slang word adopted to nickname this drum, means "box" in Spanish. There is also a Caribbean drum called caja, used in the music of Cuba.

  1. ^ Stephan Claassen (September 1999). "Vallenato: the accordion music of Colombia". Diatonisch Nieuwsblad. 54 (16). ISSN 0169-0353. Wikidata Q124453427.