Music of Guam |Northern Mariana Islands| Guam is an
unincorporated territory of the United States. Its indigenous
people, the Chamorro, are of Micronesian descent. Traditional
Chamorro instruments include the belembaotuyan, a hollow gourd
stringed instrument, and the nose flute. Kantan singing is also
popular. It is a kind of work song, begun by one person teasing
another in verse form, and then continuing through a group one
individual in turn. Modern music from Guam includes elements of
American, Spanish, Filipino and Polynesian music.