Lamellaphone Resonance Boxes

Rhythms is introducing a wide variety of large box-shaped lamellophone Cajons with five thumb keys and drum heads. See our Mbira thumb pianos and bamboo slit drums too.



Marimbata

Marimbatu

Small Cajon

Mbira Thumb Pianos

Tonga Drum

Bamboo Slit Drum









Marimbata Cajon

Meet the many talented musicians that love and play our Cajons worldwide.



Lamellophones are well documented in Africa from the 16th to 19th century where a few types spread to the Americas with the slave trade, particularly to the Caribbean and Latin America giving rise to new variations.




Learn more about Cajons and Mbiras from these books and CDs in our online store:

Soul of Mbira

Turn Up the Volume!

Ephat Mufuru: Journey of the Spirit Mbira (CD)




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