At least I think that might be latin for the "sound of wood".
Favorite Recipe for Percusion Satisfaction: Two measures of Box Cajon, one of Djembe, some Conga, a dash of Slit Drum, a pinch of Tongue Drum and a splash of Ashiko. Yummm!
The C7D hybrid-cajon is like nothing you have ever heard or played before, yet all the familiar elements are there so the music comes easy.
Then, once you get to know it a little better, a bunch of headroom opens up with subtle overtones and under tones that respond to the sensitive players touch.
The sound really is a hybrid with the low bass of a djembe, the round open tones of a conga, the energetic finger work of the box cajon and in between there are muted tones, multiple bass tones, melodic rim shots, various open tones, clicks and taps and pink and ponk and we haven't even dialed up the snare yet! For latin players it plays like a conga, african players take it in that direction, cajon players love it because it adds the middle and bottom to the cajon. Some compare the woody purity to the tongue drum, the slit drum, or hang drum
The extra thin head material is highly "responsive", providing feedback to the player making the drum feel energetic under your hands. The dynamics and tone respond beautifully to nuanced technique rather than the application of force.
The head is smooth, the edges nicely contoured and the cedar wood used for the body and it's relatively low density are forgiving of long rimwork while ringing with a muted, yet bell-like resonance with a natural compression.