Feb 2, 2024
Daily Instrument — Box Bass
The box bass is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian string instrument played in parang bands. Parang bands are a type of ensemble that plays music during christmas time, consisting of bandolins, guitars, maracas, claves, cuatros, violins etc. The box bass has a large box with a hole as a resonator and has a long removable neck on top. A nylon string is attached from the top of the neck to the box. The player plucks the strings and adjusts the angle of the neck to play different notes.
