Caixa

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Caixa de samba

Caixa ( Portuguese "Fach", "Kiste") is the Brazilian variant of the snare or marching drum. The double-headed cylinder drum is also called tarol, malacacheta or caixa de guerra in different musical styles . The caixa is an important instrument in Brazilian samba , samba reggae , maracatu and other rhythms, in which, together with the chocalho , the ganzá or the reco-reco , it creates the bright rhythmic carpet of the bateria (rhythm group).

Construction

The caixa can often be distinguished from the normal snare by the smaller diameter of the sound body - caixas usually have a diameter of 30 to 35 centimeters. Traditionally, they are not strung with the usual snare carpet on the resonance head, but with two to four simple strings, which can be compared with wound guitar strings, on the batter head. Their bodies are made of metal, often galvanized sheet steel or aluminum, the fur is made of plastic.

In other construction variants, the sympathetic strings are stretched over the resonant head. The strings can also consist of natural gut; normal snare carpets are also used. In the Maracatu there are also Caixa models made of wood, some with natural fur. In Europe, many caixa players use standard snare drums because of the easier availability of instruments and spare parts.

A related larger cylinder drum is the zabumba , which is also called the caixa grande .

Style of play

The caixa is often worn in the crook of the left arm. Other holding options are hanging over a shoulder belt at hip height, or with a lap belt horizontally in front of the stomach. The position in the crook of the arm results in a traditional way of playing, in which the accents are played with the right hand and the left hand only plays the unstressed notes and at the same time provides the samba swing. The game is played with two wooden sticks , traditionally without a tapered head.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mathilda F. Hohberger: Brazil moves us . Ökotopia, ISBN 3-86702-226-7 , p. 35 .
  2. ↑ Kalango Caixas. Retrieved June 2, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Kalango Maracatu Caixas. Retrieved June 2, 2017 .