Talk:Cajón

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Someone keeps removing references to the Cuban version of this instrument. Yes, we know the instrument has Peruvian origins, however, there is well documented evidence that the instrument followed a similar path in Cuba. Please be respectful of this culture as well. Many thanks.

A large amount of information has been added to the "theory" section of this page without any references - can anyone verify it? - AKeen 16:05, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I agree. Anyone who knows how the slave-trade operated realizes that the "burning their drums" statement is idiotic. Africans were kidnapped with what they had on their backs. 24.160.136.10 11:50, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

El Cajon Afro Peruano by Rafael Santa Cruz published in Lima (2004) may be a good resource. As it is in Spanish I'll seek some translating assistance and see what can be gleaned from it.

[edit] Sources, please...

Again, huge amounts of information that change the article keep being added. Whoever is adding them needs to cite their sources. These changes are pretty dramatic, ie turnign the entire focus of the article to the gypsy heritage of the cajon as being more important than the African one. If the above book has been used a source, it needs to be cited properly. It is the responsibility of the person who adds the information to cite their own resources. - AKeen 13:05, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree with AKeen here. There was a huge section on the Roma/Gypsy origins of the cajon without a single reference. I've never heard this theory being discussed in any credible source, and until one is produced, I will keep it out of the article. The reference I am using for the origins of the cajon is currently the only major study ever undertaken of Afro-Peruvian music in English, and it makes no reference to the cajon's Roma origins at any point. - Chiwara 23:34, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

I've also just discovered that much of this article's content was taken from the website MundoAndino, which is far from a credible source. Unless another reference can be produced, I will delete these sections by the end of the day and replace them with more credible ones. Chiwara 14:57, 26 February 2007 (UTC)