Caixas / Snare Drums
Contemporanea Pro Malacachet deep body Samba snare drum from the pro range. A high quality robust Samba snare drum made in Brazil with 6 tuning lugs and 3 snare wires.
Izzo Junior 12" Caixa, - lighter weight, 12inch head with 20cm body depth - Junior model with painted hardware
Fantastic street-style caixas with shells made from premium aluminum. These caixas produce the classic bright and cutting sound with penetrating rim shots that these instruments are supposed to deliver. The counter sunk bolt heads are a quality touch along with the convenient snare throw-off mechanism.
From the Contemporanea Pro series, this mini 12” Caixa de Guerra is a handy compact size snare drum. Made from premium aluminium, it has 6 tuning lugs with both clear and white heads.
Contemporanea Light 10" x 10cm caixa has simple design for saving weight but retains the classic Contemporanea build quality. An ideal entry level Samba snare drum with 6 tuning rods, a 12 strand snare and painted/varnished hardware finished with brass nuts. Options for a standard or deluxe bag.
"Light series" 12 inch caixa with painted aluminium hardware, and aluminium body
Izzo Aluminium Caixa de Guerra, 12inch head with 15cm body depth - pro model with chromed hardware
A 14 inch Caixa snare drum with an aluminium body, chrome plated hardware and 6 tuning lugs. A super smart looking snare drum by the Izzo brand with a Rio sound. This drum has a white nylon batter head and a clear responder head with spiral wire snares.
Caixa, meaning box and pronounced casha, is a snare drum for Samba music and generally seen in the bateria of Rio de Janeiro and carnival music.
Tie-on snare wires for Rio style Caixa samba snare drums
Contemporanea Caixa de Guerra 14" x 15cm loud Samba Snare Drum
A Latin Percussion Brazilian 12" Caixa in high polished aluminium shell with 6 tuning screws and 12-spiral snare wire. This LP Rio Caixa delivers the perfect sound of Brazilian samba.
Aluminium Light Series small Samba Snare Drum, 5 lug. Made in Brazil
8" Drum Head by
10cm deep
A shallow Ivsom tarol snare drum. The tarol is usually carried on a one-hook shoulder strap (half-high) and is played slightly lateral underneith the armpit, or emcima. It has a high dynamic range with 6 tuning lugs and 6 guitar string snares.
Diameter: 12"
Tension rods - 6 (13cm length)
In Ivsom's classic style, aluminium frame and brass fittings this one is my personal favourite and an essential part of any samba battery.
Height 20cm
6 snare wires, 6 tension rods
Made in Rio, Brazil
Snazzy Rio-style caixa in a classic format. The shell is powder-coated and welded at the seam. A welded body has more shell content in the sound, as the shell can resonate better.
The Caixa has coloured tension rings, the body is made of lightweight aluminium and sounds beautifully dry - Rio style! Thanks to its low weight, the Caixa is also suitable for young sambistas.
Lot's of sound for little money! This caixa has a simplified construction that allows for a very reasonable price. The classic 12'' format is ideal for Samba Reggae groups, beginners and schools. The reduced build and simple materials save costs. The shell, which is made of 0.65 mm galvanized carbon steel sheet with a slimmed-down head rest and coated rim / galvanised rods, is an affordable instrument and with rustic, full sound qualities.
- The caixa is the snare drum used in Brazilian samba percussion, providing driving rhythms which push the music forward and make it swing
- Some have familiar snare wires on the bottom drum head and others use a thicker wire snare, or wound guitar string on the playing head
- Names such as Caixa, Caixa de Guerra, Tarol and Malacacheta cover the range of samba snare drums
- Drums from Izzo, Gope, Meinl, Pearl and Contemporanea