Tiger Bill Reviews
Play Cajon Now
by Richie Gajate-Garcia
DVD
This DC DVD (DrumChannel.com) by Richie Gajate-Garcia, master of the Cajon, contains 82 minutes of content covering the basics of playing the instrument and making it sound like a drumset.
Let's check it out.
All About The Cajon
Richie's delves into the brief history and background of the use of the Cajon, demonstrates basic patterns on
various types of Cajons and shows you how to design a hybrid kit incorporating the Cajon with other percussion
instruments and a drumset.
Learn To Play The Cajon
Richie teaches the proper ways to strike the Cajon, how to get the best sound from it, and its use in modern
music. He also demonstrates how to simulate the sound of a rock beat played on a full drumset using a single
Cajon. Also included are various shuffle and Latin patterns - Brazilian Samba and Baiao.
Band Performances
Partial band performances are featured between Richie's explanation and instruction but this section contains
the full performance of each song.
Band Performances With Explanations
In this section, each of the previous section's songs are repeated followed by a detailed explanation of how
Richie approached his percussion part including the instruments used and his setup.
Quick Guide
This section contains all of the instructional material from the first chapter minus the band performances.
Download
This is a PDF you can download that contains
DC DVD Trailers
This section contains trailers of other DC DVD titles.
Bottom Line: Play Cajon Now DVD
The bottom line is that Richie takes us through enough of the basics of the Cajon to enable us to apply it
effectively whether using it by itself or using it creatively within a drumset. Recommended.
Play Cajon Now DVD retails for $24.95, but you can find it at a discount right here on the web:
Until next time: Stay loose.