The caixa is the Brazilian snare drum. It is played in much the same way as a western snare, but the caixa has a much more characteristic sound. In samba schools, the caixas lay down the constant swinging groove. Every samba school has its own specific caixa pattern, and an experienced listener can recognise the samba school even before he sees the bateria.
All our caixas come with a snare wire at the bottom, except for the Malacacheta model. Instead of the snare wire at the bottom, this caixa has individual strings at the top. These provide a totally different sound: short, dry and loud – typical for the samba batucada rhythms from Rio.
