I’m a 58 year old US Army Cold War era Veteran, grew up listening to Classic Rock and Heavy Metal, I discovered the HU about 4 years ago and absolutely love them. Alot of people already commented on the band, where they’re from, and even the instruments names. So I’ll just give you some info I found out about the song itself and the 2 stringed instrument called a Morin Khuur. The Wolf Totem is actually part of a 12th Century “poem” written by one of Chinggis Khaan’s (Ghengis Khaan is what westerners have called him) sons, that the HU put to music. The Morin Khuur (Horsehead fiddle) when traditionally made has 2 “strings” that are actually made from the tail hairs from a horse, traditionally the hairs come from the player’s own horse to “bind” the instrument and player. The “male” (thicker) “string” has 150 hairs, the “female” (thinner) “string” has 130 hairs, and (from what I’ve read) the sign of a Master Morin Khuur player is they can mimic the neigh and/or whinny of a horse, and falcon cries with it. The Mongolian throat singing (when I first heard it watching this video my first time) blew me away, due to the fact that I can do it myself, not knowing it was Mongolian throat singing. As a child on a tv program we watched about Australia, there was an instrument that made a “droning” sound very similar to the Mongolian throat singing called a “digerydoo”. I loved the sound of it and tried to mimic the sound with my mouth and throat, eventually I got it down and was able to do it, never knowing that I taught myself how to do Mongolian throat singing, or at least part of it because there are 3. “styles” of Mongolian throat singing. The style in this video is what I can do and is called Kargyraa
Love it so much. The mix of traditional instruments and epic throat singing is just captivating. No wonder Ghengis Kahn took over almost all of asia and europe. His decendants are still fierce!
welcome to the world of folk metal we have everything from Mongolian throat singing to African traditional music you can headband to Here's my list of folk metal bands that spans all inhabited continents Diablo Huma- Equador Hiddenland- Equador Cemican- Mexico MiracleOfSound-Ireland (look up his songs Sirona, Grainn Mahoil and Tale of Cu Chullain) Alestorm- Scotland (it's pirate metal but some people count it?) Tyr- Faroe Islands Percival- Poland/ Pan slavic Arkona-Russia Drygva- Belarus Rune-Serbia Mägo de Oz-Spain Po' Metra Crijeva- Croatia (the band name means half a meter of guts) Manntra-Croatia Brkovi- Croatia (more of a punk band but look up their song "Ovce" a MAGICAL blend of rap,metal a, punk and folk influences) Metaklapa- Croatia (This one is weird ... they do covers of metal songs in traditional Dalmatian singing style .. for example they did Aces high) Dubioza Kolektiv- Bosnia & Hertzegovina (DO NOTE! This band is called a band with no genre for a reason! they varry from Regge R&B To Folk-Metal-Punk ... compare their "Space song" and "No escape from Balkans") Arka'n Asrafokor- TOGO (also worth of note is Skinflint from Botswana but they don't ussualy have much folk elements) Al-Namrood- Saudi Arabia (They played metal when it was punishable by death... IT DON'T GET MORE HARDCORE THAN THAT!) Hassak- Kazakhstan (it's an ethno band but listen to their song Amanat and tell me it don't belong on a metal concert) The Hu- Mongolia Nine Treasures - China/Inner Mongolia DreamSpirit- China Wagakki band- Japan Nini music- Taiwan BLOODYWOOD- India Alien weaponry- New Zealand Shepherds Reign- New Zealand/Samoa
Btw I live in northern Manitoba, the central Canadian province, I am 70 years old, Most my modern music favorites were suggested by my son and grandchildren.
Our children, and now our granddaughter, have also introduced us to a lot of music. They are now discovering some new music by watching our reactions. Our viewers have given us so many great suggestions.
Loved your reaction and comments you two. Here’s some stuff I read. Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country. 30% of the people are nomadic. It was never conquered. Genghis Kahn and company took over more territory than anyone ever. They were bloodthirsty killers but they brought relative peace and order to a savage world. If you joined them their reputation protected you regardless of your religion, beliefs, etc. If not, you died. The president of Mongolia was one of the bikers. 😊
Hi from Norway. Great reaction. The Hu are from Mongolia and they are awesome. Their best song (imo) are Sugaan Essena (obviously😁) and it's from the Star Wars game Jedi:Fallen Order. Please react to it.
In 2019, an NPR story put a spotlight on “a band from Mongolia that blends the screaming guitars of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian guttural singing,” accurately highlighting the cultural importance and unique musical identity of THE HU. Founded in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, THE HU, Gala, Jaya, Temka, and Enkush, are a modern rock group rooted in the tradition of their homeland. The band’s two most popular videos, “Yuve Yuve” and “Wolf Totem,” were produced by the band’s producer Dashka. The band’s name translates to the Mongolian root word for human being, and their unique approach blends instruments like the Morin Khuur (horsehead fiddle), Tovshuur (Mongolian guitar), Tumur Khuur (jaw harp) and throat singing withcontemporary sounds, creating a unique sonic profile that they call “Hunnu Rock.”
The HU is pronounced like the word who, as you can hear them chanting. Apparently it means humans or people in Mongolian. They are a rock band using throat singing and traditional Mongolian instruments, notably the horse head fiddle which has two strings and often plays sound that sound like a horse. That's called a morin khuur. The other stringed instrument on this has been specially made to resemble a bow and arrow. This was the first thing I saw from them but there are many other titles. All very impressive. They only sing in Mongolian. The English translation to this can be found online. It's basically saying if you attack us we will do this, and this, to fight back. Another song I like is Yuve Yuve Yu. and another is the acoustic version of Shireg Shireg. In that one you can see them actually in the recording studio which makes it more interesting. I am British, living in England and am a great grandmother who still enjoys metal rock and many other types of music.
The Mongols were master archers, could shoot with deadly accuracy from the backs of charging horses, they were fierce warriors, practiced the shamanic religion and loved music.
hope, you have fun diving more into The HU. One thing that almost nobody's mentioning: the rider in front is wearing traditional Mongol armour (Dschingis Khan and his horde) and a horse-hair "flag" that was used to signal the parts of the mongol army. The song describes the way the mongol army was structured: 10 men, into 100men, into 1000 men, into 10 000 men. The horse he rides is a native Mongolian horse (they still live outdoors on the mongolian steppes 365 days through all weather, half-wild and having to be caught with a pole and rope), one of the remaining gaited breeds in Europe. Horse riding and horse racing are still traditional and loved sports in Mongolia and the longest distance race (The Mongol Derby over 620 miles/1000 kilometers) is ridden there every year.
Wolf Totem is my favorite Hu song, powerful shamanic music combined with throat singing-traditional mongolian chant, mongolian instruments, a perfect blend of history and modern day, Gengis Khan was a hero to the Mongolians, highly revered and respected as a true leader and courageous warrior.
The Hu means The People, the Mongolian Nation. The horseman flies the Black Banner of War of Gengis Khan's dreaded armies. His totem was the wolf. They are one, the warrior and his war horse. Metal horses replaced real ones, but the ancient battle song is still remembered! Greetings from Belgium, Europe.
Thank you for your time. From Phx Az area. Hope everyone is having a decent day. Alabama Shakes: Hold on. is a suggestion if you hav'nt already discovered.
They are a great folk metal band and listening to them made me look into more folk metal. From Japan there is Wagakki Band, which is more than just folk metal. From Siberia there is a group called Otyken. From India there is a group called Bloodywood. And there are some individual artists who use traditional music from their heritage, like Ni Ni Music from Taiwan and Moyun and Jingxuan from China. They are all tremendous artists that i think you would enjoy. And if you like this song by the HU Band you should check out this video, "Biyelgee Flash Mob 2019/The HU - Wolf Totem/". It is over 100 dancers performing a traditional Mongolian dance (biyelgee) in the central square of Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. They do it to the strains of "Wolf Totem". There is a lot of amazing coordination.
We have added the flash mob suggestion to our list. Let us know if there are any particular videos by the other artists you suggested, that you would like for us to add to our reaction list. Thanks so much!
I love The Hu. Fun fact - they just played Hellfest in France & people were going crazy cause they were booked to play a smaller stage & there just wasn't enough room for everyone to see & hear them. They’d been highly anticipated to play live in Europe, festival organisers really messed up on that scheduling, people were pissed 😂
Totally concur on your feeling and reaction Granny Ricky and Wanda. Such an unexpected power with indomitable lyrics from this music. Yet amazing and beautiful. Thanks for your sharing. Hope you share more. Bless you from South Korea.
I’m a 58 year old US Army Cold War era Veteran, grew up listening to Classic Rock and Heavy Metal, I discovered the HU about 4 years ago and absolutely love them. Alot of people already commented on the band, where they’re from, and even the instruments names. So I’ll just give you some info I found out about the song itself and the 2 stringed instrument called a Morin Khuur.
The Wolf Totem is actually part of a 12th Century “poem” written by one of Chinggis Khaan’s (Ghengis Khaan is what westerners have called him) sons, that the HU put to music.
The Morin Khuur (Horsehead fiddle) when traditionally made has 2 “strings” that are actually made from the tail hairs from a horse, traditionally the hairs come from the player’s own horse to “bind” the instrument and player. The “male” (thicker) “string” has 150 hairs, the “female” (thinner) “string” has 130 hairs, and (from what I’ve read) the sign of a Master Morin Khuur player is they can mimic the neigh and/or whinny of a horse, and falcon cries with it.
The Mongolian throat singing (when I first heard it watching this video my first time) blew me away, due to the fact that I can do it myself, not knowing it was Mongolian throat singing. As a child on a tv program we watched about Australia, there was an instrument that made a “droning” sound very similar to the Mongolian throat singing called a “digerydoo”. I loved the sound of it and tried to mimic the sound with my mouth and throat, eventually I got it down and was able to do it, never knowing that I taught myself how to do Mongolian throat singing, or at least part of it because there are 3. “styles” of Mongolian throat singing. The style in this video is what I can do and is called Kargyraa
Wow! Thank you so much for all this information and for your personal story. That is very cool. Also, thank you for your service.
wow u know more about than we hehe
i wish u good health sir every others secondary
No Mongolian past life perhaps...? 💕
@@jjj2000nz 😂, perhaps, or maybe I’m one of the 1:200 males on the planet that have Chinggis Khaan’s (Ghengis Khaan’s) DNA in them. 🤔
This is art in music. Mesmerizing.
We agree!
Love it so much. The mix of traditional instruments and epic throat singing is just captivating.
No wonder Ghengis Kahn took over almost all of asia and europe. His decendants are still fierce!
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welcome to the world of folk metal we have everything from Mongolian throat singing to African traditional music you can headband to
Here's my list of folk metal bands that spans all inhabited continents
Diablo Huma- Equador
Hiddenland- Equador
Cemican- Mexico
MiracleOfSound-Ireland (look up his songs Sirona, Grainn Mahoil and Tale of Cu Chullain)
Alestorm- Scotland (it's pirate metal but some people count it?)
Tyr- Faroe Islands
Percival- Poland/ Pan slavic
Arkona-Russia
Drygva- Belarus
Rune-Serbia
Mägo de Oz-Spain
Po' Metra Crijeva- Croatia (the band name means half a meter of guts)
Manntra-Croatia
Brkovi- Croatia (more of a punk band but look up their song "Ovce" a MAGICAL blend of rap,metal a, punk and folk influences)
Metaklapa- Croatia (This one is weird ... they do covers of metal songs in traditional Dalmatian singing style .. for example they did Aces high)
Dubioza Kolektiv- Bosnia & Hertzegovina (DO NOTE! This band is called a band with no genre for a reason! they varry from Regge R&B To Folk-Metal-Punk ... compare their "Space song" and "No escape from Balkans")
Arka'n Asrafokor- TOGO
(also worth of note is Skinflint from Botswana but they don't ussualy have much folk elements)
Al-Namrood- Saudi Arabia (They played metal when it was punishable by death... IT DON'T GET MORE HARDCORE THAN THAT!)
Hassak- Kazakhstan (it's an ethno band but listen to their song Amanat and tell me it don't belong on a metal concert)
The Hu- Mongolia
Nine Treasures - China/Inner Mongolia
DreamSpirit- China
Wagakki band- Japan
Nini music- Taiwan
BLOODYWOOD- India
Alien weaponry- New Zealand
Shepherds Reign- New Zealand/Samoa
Thank you so much for watching and for sharing this list. We will add the particular songs that you have suggested here to our list.
Btw I live in northern Manitoba, the central Canadian province, I am 70 years old, Most my modern music favorites were suggested by my son and grandchildren.
Our children, and now our granddaughter, have also introduced us to a lot of music. They are now discovering some new music by watching our reactions. Our viewers have given us so many great suggestions.
I just discovered the hu they r awesome so r u guys oh by the way I’m from Shreveport Louisiana
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This song is from Monglia
I am from Croatia
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Listening from Fort Cavazos, Texas New to your channel
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Great reaction ❤❤ From mongolia.
Thank you so much!
Loved your reaction and comments you two. Here’s some stuff I read. Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country. 30% of the people are nomadic. It was never conquered. Genghis Kahn and company took over more territory than anyone ever. They were bloodthirsty killers but they brought relative peace and order to a savage world. If you joined them their reputation protected you regardless of your religion, beliefs, etc. If not, you died. The president of Mongolia was one of the bikers. 😊
Thank you so much for sharing all this cool information.
Hi from Norway. Great reaction. The Hu are from Mongolia and they are awesome.
Their best song (imo) are Sugaan Essena (obviously😁) and it's from the Star Wars game Jedi:Fallen Order. Please react to it.
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The Hu have done some collaborations with Western singers. Mother Nature featuring LP is an amazing combination.
Thank you for watching with us. We have added your suggestion to our list.
In 2019, an NPR story put a spotlight on “a band from Mongolia that blends the screaming guitars of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian guttural singing,” accurately highlighting the cultural importance and unique musical identity of THE HU. Founded in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, THE HU, Gala, Jaya, Temka, and Enkush, are a modern rock group rooted in the tradition of their homeland. The band’s two most popular videos, “Yuve Yuve” and “Wolf Totem,” were produced by the band’s producer Dashka. The band’s name translates to the Mongolian root word for human being, and their unique approach blends instruments like the Morin Khuur (horsehead fiddle), Tovshuur (Mongolian guitar), Tumur Khuur (jaw harp) and throat singing withcontemporary sounds, creating a unique sonic profile that they call “Hunnu Rock.”
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モンゴルらしさが溢れる乗馬とバイク、馬頭琴などの民族楽器とエレキギター、過去と現在の融合がカッコいいですね🙌
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The HU is pronounced like the word who, as you can hear them chanting. Apparently it means humans or people in Mongolian. They are a rock band using throat singing and traditional Mongolian instruments, notably the horse head fiddle which has two strings and often plays sound that sound like a horse. That's called a morin khuur. The other stringed instrument on this has been specially made to resemble a bow and arrow. This was the first thing I saw from them but there are many other titles. All very impressive. They only sing in Mongolian. The English translation to this can be found online. It's basically saying if you attack us we will do this, and this, to fight back. Another song I like is Yuve Yuve Yu. and another is the acoustic version of Shireg Shireg. In that one you can see them actually in the recording studio which makes it more interesting. I am British, living in England and am a great grandmother who still enjoys metal rock and many other types of music.
Thank you so much for sharing all this great information with us. We have added your suggestions to our list.
The Mongols were master archers, could shoot with deadly accuracy from the backs of charging horses, they were fierce warriors, practiced the shamanic religion and loved music.
Thank you watching and for sharing this information with us.
hope, you have fun diving more into The HU. One thing that almost nobody's mentioning: the rider in front is wearing traditional Mongol armour (Dschingis Khan and his horde) and a horse-hair "flag" that was used to signal the parts of the mongol army. The song describes the way the mongol army was structured: 10 men, into 100men, into 1000 men, into 10 000 men.
The horse he rides is a native Mongolian horse (they still live outdoors on the mongolian steppes 365 days through all weather, half-wild and having to be caught with a pole and rope), one of the remaining gaited breeds in Europe. Horse riding and horse racing are still traditional and loved sports in Mongolia and the longest distance race (The Mongol Derby over 620 miles/1000 kilometers) is ridden there every year.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing all this great information with us.
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Thanks for watching and commenting.
Wolf Totem is my favorite Hu song, powerful shamanic music combined with throat singing-traditional mongolian chant, mongolian instruments, a perfect blend of history and modern day, Gengis Khan was a hero to the Mongolians, highly revered and respected as a true leader and courageous warrior.
Thank you for sharing this information with us.
Listening from Cape Town, South Africa ❤ absolutely love The Hu❤ thank you so much 😀 I subscribed
Thank you so much!
Seems like grandparents have to stick together cuz these days we are all we got, that saying came from my grandparents.
Sounds about right. We are glad to have you sharing music with us.
Mongolians says never think a,man too old. Good wish and healthy future for u guys.
Thank you so much!
I listen to you from rotterdam, Holland, sinterklaas you asked
Thanks for your comment. It made Santa Claus laugh: Ho Ho Ho
Excellent reaction North Carolina later y’all.❤️😎🇺🇸
you guys are awesome!! this reaction was great!! just discovered the hu band!!
Thank you so much for your encouraging words.
I'm glad Mongolia made your list🤗❤️🔥🇨🇦
So are we. We are really having fun exploring all this music from all around the world. Thank you for watching with us.
The Hu means The People, the Mongolian Nation. The horseman flies the Black Banner of War of Gengis Khan's dreaded armies. His totem was the wolf. They are one, the warrior and his war horse. Metal horses replaced real ones, but the ancient battle song is still remembered!
Greetings from Belgium, Europe.
Thank you for watching and your very cool comments.
Love the Hu. Discovered them at a rock festival a few years ago. Fantastic group.
We really enjoyed them.
Listening to this one can understand just how their ancestors conquered 3/4 of Eurasia.
And that was on horseback!
Now they have motorcycles...
Love that! Thank you for watching.
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Thank you for your time. From Phx Az area. Hope everyone is having a decent day. Alabama Shakes: Hold on. is a suggestion if you hav'nt already discovered.
We have never heard of them. Definitely adding your suggestion to our list. Thanks!
Hi from Australia, I was lucky enough to have seen them live twice. They are from Mongolia they formed in 2016.
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You will LOVE this:
The HU - Song of Women feat. Lizzy Hale of Halestorm (Official video)
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You might also like to check out Song of Women for their collab with Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, absolutely amazing music!
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If you like The Hu, chack out the song collab with Lzzy Hale, Song of Women, totally awesome!
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I know you will love their music as much as I do, also check out their collab with Jacoby Shaddix, excellent!
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Great stuff. This and Yuve Yuve Yu are my favorites of their's. Oklahoma City here.
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Check out the HU with Jacoby Shaddix of papa roach, another great song.
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My fave is... Mother Nature (feat.LP) th-cam.com/video/VfMRWXPwZs8/w-d-xo.html
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Great reaction! Love THE HU!
Thank you!!
Listen to the HU "Song of Women" and "Mother Nature".
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Love this song, they have another version with the lead singer of Papa Roach.
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Please please check out Song of women from the Hu.
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Check out their amazing instruments
We truly enjoyed this
They are a great folk metal band and listening to them made me look into more folk metal. From Japan there is Wagakki Band, which is more than just folk metal. From Siberia there is a group called Otyken. From India there is a group called Bloodywood. And there are some individual artists who use traditional music from their heritage, like Ni Ni Music from Taiwan and Moyun and Jingxuan from China. They are all tremendous artists that i think you would enjoy.
And if you like this song by the HU Band you should check out this video, "Biyelgee Flash Mob 2019/The HU - Wolf Totem/". It is over 100 dancers performing a traditional Mongolian dance (biyelgee) in the central square of Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. They do it to the strains of "Wolf Totem". There is a lot of amazing coordination.
We have added the flash mob suggestion to our list. Let us know if there are any particular videos by the other artists you suggested, that you would like for us to add to our reaction list. Thanks so much!
@@grandparentsreact It's my pleasure.
the wolf totem - black is war - white is peace
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Welcome into the realm of throat singing.
I'm living in the Mosel Country (France), near the Luxemburg and the Germany.
Thank you so much.
I love The Hu. Fun fact - they just played Hellfest in France & people were going crazy cause they were booked to play a smaller stage & there just wasn't enough room for everyone to see & hear them. They’d been highly anticipated to play live in Europe, festival organisers really messed up on that scheduling, people were pissed 😂
We really enjoyed this one. Thank you for sharing this information with us.
Totally concur on your feeling and reaction Granny Ricky and Wanda. Such an unexpected power with indomitable lyrics from this music. Yet amazing and beautiful. Thanks for your sharing. Hope you share more. Bless you from South Korea.
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Canada. The Hu pronounced "who" are fantastic. Try Yuve Yuve Yu.
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