A cajón (literally meaning "box", "crate" or "drawer") is a six-sided, box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements such as brushes, mallets, or sticks.

The castanets are a concussion idiophone used in regional Spanish folk dance traditions, such as that of Majorca island where they are played by the dancers themselves to accentuate their movements, and also in some styles of flamenco (e.g., Sevillanas). The instrument consists of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by a string. They are held in the hand to produce clicks for rhythmic accents, or a ripping or rattling sound with a rapid series of clicks.   

The chicahuaztli is a percussion instrument of Aztec origin. This cane in the form of a sunbeam, whose upper part was a bronze sphere containing seeds or metal pellets, was sounded as a rattle and associated with the deities of water, fertility and life, especially Xipe Tótec and Tláloc.

Chuk is a blue percussion instrument made by punching a hole in a wooden case with a narrow bottom, and inserting a club into it. After three strikes of the club, an ensemble starts. It is placed in the east. 

Cylindrical drums include a wide range of instruments, such as the bass drum and the Iranian dohol. They are generally two-headed and straight-sided, and sometimes use a buzzing, percussive string.