The 'Are'are known for their complex panpipe music, which was studied by ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp. Gilbertese dancing is also popular along with Panpipe music groups. Russian scholar Steshenko-Kuftina contributed a highly revered monograph on Georgian panpipe. A miskal is a type of panpipe found in Iran,Turkey and Azerbaijan. The Panpipe band is the Narasirato from Are'are in south Maleta. Panpipe performances are held at the Mendana Hotel in Honiara every week.