agosto 16, 2014

¡Bienvenido Roberto González!


Esta vez estamos felices de dar buenas noticias: nuestro amigo Paquito González, su mujer Veronica y su hija Gabriela celebran la llegada de un nuevo componiente de la familia, Roberto.
Desde aquí les enviamos un abrazo muy grande, compartiendo un poquito de su inmensa felicidad.

This time we are glad to share some good news: our friend Paquito González, his wife Veronica and his daughter Gabriela celebrate the arrival of a new member of the family, Roberto.
From here, we send them a big hug, sharing a bit of their inmense happiness.

agosto 05, 2014

Rafael Santa Cruz R.I.P.


Lamentamos una nueva perdida importante para el mundo del cajón: el músico y actor Rafael Santa Cruz falleció de un paro cardiaco en su casa en Lima, con solo 53 años.
Rafael fue uno de los más destacados embajadores del cajón peruano en el mundo; además de su faceta musicál, era un able comunicador, tanto con la palabra como con la pluma.
Escribiò libros y articulos sobre el origen y la historia de la música afro-peruana, y especialmente del cajón, y fue el creador y promotor del Festivál del Cajón en Lima.
Su libro "El Caj
ón Afro Peruano" es uno de los trabajos con más información sobre los cajoneadores peruanos, recopilando estilos y hechos sobre los antiguos maestros como Gancho Arciniega, Pititi, Chocolate, Caitro Soto...
Personalmente, tuve la suerte de conocerlo en el verano de 2009, en Madrid; Rafael era una persona dotada de carisma naturál, y de una espontaneidad que le hacìan querer por todo el mundo.
Él me manifestó aprecio y simpatía: fue un estimador del documentál que producí, incluso me invitó a participar a la primera edición del festivál para presentarlo, pero no pude atender a causa de graves problemas familiares.
Ahora más que nunca lamento no haber tenido la oportunidad de conocer más a fondo este amable caballero.
Adiós compadre...



We are sorry to announce another big loss for the world of the cajón: musician and actor
Rafael Santa Cruz passed away at his home in Lima, due to a heart attack, he was only 53.
Rafael was one of the most important ambassadors for the Peruvian cajón in the world: beside his musical activity, he was also a skilful communicator, both with his word and his writing.
He wrote a book, and many articles about the origin and the history of Afro Peruvian music, especially the cajón, and he created and managed the Cajón Festival in Lima.
His book "El Cajón Afro Peruano" is one of the most informative publications about the subject, collecting styles and tales from the old Masters, like Gancho Arciniega, Chocolate, Pititi, Caitro Soto...
Personally, I was lucky to have met him during the summer of 2009, in Madrid; Rafael was gifted with a strong natural charisma, and he was so spontaneous that everybody that met him had to like him.
He was appreciative and nice towards me: he liked the documentary that I produced, and he even invited me to take part to the first edition of the festival in order to present it to the public, but I was unable to go, due to serious family problems at the time.
Now, more than ever, I am sorry to have missed the chance to know better this great gentleman.
So long, my friend...

mayo 05, 2014

NAMM 2014 REPORT

We just uploaded a new video on YT, about our recent journey to the US, for the annual NAMM fair, the biggest music manufacturers event in the industry.
This year I brought with me two of our best endorsers, Paquito Gonzàlez and Manu Masaedo.
We had a great time,  just watch the video and you'll see...


Acabamos de colgar un nuevo video en YT, sobre nuestra reciente viaje a Estados Unidos, con motivo de la mayor feria anuàl de fabricantes de instrumentos musicales en el mundo, el NAMM.
Esta vez me he traido a dos de nuestros mejores esponsorizados, Paquito Gonzàlez y Manu Masaedo.
Nos lo pasamos muy bién, como podreis juzgar por el video...

febrero 26, 2014

Adiós Paco

Esta mañana nos ha dejado el más grande, el Maestro, Paco de Lucía.
Las palabras sobran, solo queremos decir que através de su música hemos aprendido muchísimo, y tan familiar se nos había hecho su sonido, su mensaje, que es como si se hubiera marchado un amigo muy intimo.


This morning  Paco de Lucía, the Maestro, the greatest, passed away.
Words are superfluous, we just want to say that we learned a lot with his music.
His sound, his message had become so familiar to us that  it feels like we lost a very close friend.

febrero 04, 2014

We're back!

Yes, I know, we skipped 2013, I am sorry... it was too difficult to keep up with the news, things just kept coming at us, and we didn't have time to write what was happening, because we were just too busy living it!

The main news: we patented a new cajon pedal that hits on the side and a special cajon that goes with it, and then found out that the same pedal could also be used for the front panel, so it was like "make an invention, get one free!".
The patent was made together with Leiva Percussion, to strenghten our bonds with a company that we like and that we work well with.
Because we're nice guys, really...we have many friends :)  one of them,  Manu Masaedo, was a revelation in 2013.
We knew he was a world class percussionist and drummer, but we also discovered that he is a hell of a singer and songwriter too!!!
Therefore, we decided to back him up and help him producing his first record, which is going to come out really soon.
We did this with another great friend of ours, a wizard of sound engineering, Kiko Caballero.
He recorded all the Cajon Flamenco dvd, so we knew him very well, plus, he happens to be very good friend with Manu, so we hit it really well together.
The record is coming out soon, so, people get ready!

diciembre 26, 2012

Siroco on US "Drummie" reader's poll


Merry Christmas! The Siroco cajon is one of the 36 contestants in the yearly reader's poll "DRUMMIE" indicted by prestigious US publication DRUM for the category "Best Hand Percussion of 2012"!
Please contribute with your vote from this link:



Feliz Navidad! El cajón Siroco es uno entre los 36 elegidos a participar en el anual referendum "DRUMMIE" creado por la prestigiosa revista estadounidense DRUM, en la categoria "Mejor instrumento de percusión de 2012"!
Por favor, contribuyan con su voto desde este link:

noviembre 19, 2012

Dave Weckl plays cajón on his latest project!

Check out this new video: it's the presentation for a new interesting project by Dave Weckl and Jay Oliver.
Dave can be seen and heard playing his DG Chanela model at the intro, enjoy!



Mirad este nuevo video: es la presentación del nuevo proyecto de Dave Weckl y Jay Oliver.
A Dave se le ve y escucha tocando su modelo DG Chanela en la intro, disfruten!