Summer 2015, I visited a church in Portland, Maine where a cello was played and the music was beautiful. I heard a soft lovely percussion behind the cello but could not see the drummer.
Thus, my exposure to a "Cajon" for the first time.
The percussionist kept a nice bass background, and played some soft snare as well. Purchase this with the specifically designed "brush" drum sticks.
I am not a drummer, but am learning, as You Tube has a myriad of lessons for free, and anyone who can keep a beat will have a blast with this. I am using it for acoustic recording with my family, including guitar, ukulele, banjo ukulele handmade from Canada (see midnight special.ca) as well as harmonica, triangle, block, and other percussion instruments.
As a boy in Carle Place, New York grammar school, the music teacher exposed us, at a very young age, to what it feels like to experience music first hand, experientially as participants, and the lesson was so powerful that I handed it down to my children and now they are doing the same with their children. Mr. Stallone (cousin of Sly) and Mr. Eugene Timpano were the inspiration for me having almost a half century of musical experience and elevation of culture.
This Cajon is well made (I searched and searched) and has both me, and my 2 year old grandson seated on it, playing away.