Vocal music is very common across Melanesia; sitting dances are also attested.
[citation needed] Hand gestures are an important part of many songs, and most traditional music is dance music.
Folk instruments include various kinds of drums and slit-log gongs, flutes, panpipes,[1] stamping tubes, rattles, among others.
[2] Occasionally, European guitars and ukuleles are also used.
This article about a music genre is a stub.