Metal for yay. if i was to join the marines...id want this to play before we charge in" i like the charge in and clash with swords way " just for the enemy to here this as 300k soilders rise up from the cliffs "tht zhit would be cool
@@andrewcruz3837 wait ur joining the marines? Goodluck u gotta be in bootcamp for weeks i think but hey man good luck.,when u get out or ur in come back to this video and comment again
I absolutely love Native American circle drumming and throat singing and yeah you’re right these guys definitely have a similar spirit! Best wishes for you and for the Cherokee from a Briton. May your tribe live for a thousand years!
All of us White women (I was married to a Native American Shaman, Brien Two Bears) are going nuts and want this ancient thunder in our lives. What fun!
I'm not Mongolian but their music, especially this song, makes me want to saddle up, raise the Black banner and conquer over half of the known world. Absolutely fantastic band.
Да. Эта песня - предупреждение. Но не только для вас, нас или каких-нибудь китайцев. Это искреннее предупреждение для монгольского народа. Песня и клип полны отсылок к монгольской культуре. А эта миловидная англичанка, на пример, даже не поняла, кто в клипе на коне, и что у него за знамя в руках.
We Mongolians have been so quiet and silent for so long and now we are finally getting recognized thanks to The Hu 😆 Thank you for this reaction video Beth!! I grew up around all of these instruments and singing styles and it made my day giggling at how no one knows what they are 😁😁
I'm so glad I decided to check these guys out. Absolutely amazing to listen to. The throat singing in conjunction with the rhythm of the song and the visuals of the video just immediately made me think of all the warrior cultures that have existed across the world and what it must feel and sound like to be in the middle of a psyching up to go to war in their time. I know for me as an American veteran, we have our metal and it for sure psyched us up but this... this was primal. It put me back in that going to war headspace. I am definitely going to be looking out for more from Mongolian metal.
Beth, you should check out Yuve Yuve Yu by The Hu - if you haven’t already. The throat singing is even more amazing on this one.. The song itself (& official video) is very cool as well.
Absolutely agree. The other video is much more complex and offers far more possibility for a voice coach. This is your typical chant. Powerful but basic.
Picture this: two viral videos, one album, and these guys are already an international sensation, selling out concert venues on their very first (world) tour. Immensely impressive for a band that started in 2016. The only thing I fear is that this might result in them crashing down hard when the pressure to stay as high quality as this becomes too much.
The Hu makes me feel proud of being Mongolian 🤩 also makes me missing my country every time, my dad and brothers just looks like them but they have a warm hearth for sure
I'm Russian and mongols have warm hearths. Never been to Mongolia itself, but Buryatia is close enough and they're great hospitable people. I guess warm hearth is a necessity when you live in hostile environment. When nature is main threat - you learn to help other human in need, so that others would help you. Like every hostile region I've visited --there're welcoming people always ready to sacrifice their own interests to help a stranger
Hello Beth. Hu is short for Hun-nu, where we get the name 'hun', as in Atilla the Hun. Hu is said like 'who', so Hunnu would sound like Who-Nu in English. Also Hunnu is the word in Mongolian for themselves. As you said though, Hu is the basis for the word "human". In the context of the song, and how it is used here, it might translate in English to 'Us Us Us'. If you watch the video again, do it with closed captions turned on to get the English lyrics. As you will see, the song is about taking pride in one's ancestors. The numbers spoken of, and animals are sizes of Mongolian cavalry units, and the animals are both Totems and 'shorthand' for tactics. If you come as a Snake, we will fly over you. If you come as... you get the idea. Also, the Totems listed in the song are modern Mongolian wrestling ranks as well. (side note: the Garuda [Gar-Rue-Dah] bird is based upon the Garuda Air Spirit of India, which is also called the Aquila, and hence the name of the Constellation in Astronomy. Thus, an Eagle. Yes, the name goes back THAT far). If you have not yet gotten around to listening to their other released song, Yuve Yuve Yu, I highly suggest you do so. Again with closed captions turned on. That song is a lament that so many modern Mongolians have 'forsaken' their Culture and their History. speaking, Frank-ly
Ugh, when you try too hard and still fail... Hu is the root word for human being, not a shortened form of hunnu. I realize you also kinda said that, but what precedes that sentence is just plain wrong.
@@christofferrasmussen6533 I am sorry to dis-agree with you on this, but in this particular context, Hu (said as 'Who') Is in fact a short form for Hunnu. Hu (said as Hue, as in a shade of color) is the base word for Human. Considering how old the Mongolian language is, I would not be surprised to find out that the English Hu is derived from the Mongolian Hu, Which together can be thought of as saying 'Us' 'People' 'Humans'.
@@gjero2455 See what happens when you set a question in the mind of an inquiring type of person? All sorts of things are learned. I already knew some things about Mongols, Mongolians, and Mongol Culture, but I delved deeper to have the information to make my posting. All to the good. Because nothing one learns is 'bad learning'. Only willful ignorance should be shamed.
Mongol society was very tolerant of women, they were allowed to become generals, leaders and even organise their own marriages. I think they'd let you in, Beth!
Ultra Cool Kiddo Your comment reminded me of that one Mongolian noblewoman I remembered from history books, Khutulun. She was a great wrestler and said that she'll only marry the guy that defeats her in a wrestling match (otherwise the admirer had to hand her his horse which was some sort of humiliation I think). Well...she was never defeated and her estimated herd of horses could've been up to ten thousand (I read that when I had an assignment on Marco Polo to write so I may have stumbled upon false information, pls don't kill me)
Yes, but they killed everyone else. Like my folks, the HUNgarians. I don’t understand, why the western Europeans are so forgiving of you. In the same times they hate Attila… Maybe because the later was beating the shit out of them, and the Mongols never reached western Europe?
@@TheBanara People need learn to be more forgiving, the past is the past your living now not i dont know how many years ago ;) And your alive so enjoy it :D
@Allan Tidgwell Honey, don't turn around the words on my tongue. I never said they would never attack first. I only said that this song would only then be the last you hear if you attacked them first. Why? Because that is literally what the song is about: Don't attack us or we will kill you all. If you did not attack first, there would be a different song. 😉
this song is about Genghis khan and the mongolian warriors how they will fight and conquer anything that challenges them the bikes symbolize modern horses as homage to the horsemanship
@@d.jenkins9263 japans dont know anything about worldwide culture. They dont even know nazi symbol, they just figure out their ancient symbol stolen by nazis. So dont come to with the japan.
@@whitekiki 1 that was a joke 2 that's a lie lol you just stereotyped all of Japan 3 when I went to Japan Niki Minaj was playing in the damn as store 4 there were plenty of stores themed after other countries 5 they have internet 6 I'm no thoroughly convinced that you're a dumbass
Linguist here: it is called overtone singing and achieved by holding a constant pitch while amplifying one or two of the resonating vowel sounds. And yes it does originate from Mongolia/Asia
This is just one of many versions. Turns out that most indigenous cultures have/had their own version of throat and/or overtone singing. Mongolians have at least three versions.
I'm Native American and some of these guys look just like my uncles and cousins, the same way some Maoris do. Because my tribe's language has similar throaty sounds, it's oddly familiar.
@@carolsaulsbury5973 There must be some remote ancestral link between Maori , Mongolian and American Indian cultures because they look and sound musically very alike. Is anyone aware of prehistory tribal migration patterns ?
My dad found this and showed me and i am freakin hooked! He is 65 and doesnt like the same kind of music i do usually. Leave it to the Huns to bring us together! Haha!
They are playing the morin khuur-a two-stringed horsehead fiddle played with a bow-and a tovshuur-another two-stringed instrument, but played with the fingers.
Ingo von der Lühe : Traditionally, the strings are made from the horse’s mane. One string is made from the mane of a stallion, the other from the mane of a mare. The instrument itself is supposed to represent the harmony of yin-yang coming together in the spirit totem of the horse.
i was in Ulaan Batar for a couple of weeks and desperately wanted to bring a Morin khuur home with me so I could learn to play. I regret not getting one. I got into the sound years ago when my sister introduced me to a band called Altan Urag while she was living in Mongolia. Its such a beautiful instrument with such deep emotion behind it.
They're classically-trained musicians. That's why they sound like they're classically-trained musicians. Want to know how they view women? Check out their "Song of Women", featuring Lzzy Hale.
The guys that do the Popeye voices do it. They do the Tuvan throat signing thing. The guy that does the Sponge Bob characters voice also did a Popeye and that's what he researched to do it.
@@captainfraser3827 Yes, easy enough to learn on your own with the internet, but EXTREMELY difficult to develop and perfect. They inspired me to get more into Mongolian music and to learn Khoomei myself. Just saw them last Tuesday, fantastic show!
LYRICS - (Remember, Mongolians scared Chinese so much they're the reason The Great Wall exists) "If lions come, we'll fight until the end If tigers come, we'll fight and battle If elephants come, we'll fight in rage If humans come, we'll fight and obliterate We, If lions come, we'll fight until the end If tigers come, we'll fight and battle If elephants come, we'll fight in rage If humans come, we'll fight and obliterate If you come as snakes, We'll become Garuda birds and fly over you If you come as tigers, We'll face you as Lions with blue mane If you with come evil intentions, we'll give you a fight! Ten of us will strike you as thunder Hundred of us will shatter your hearts Thousand of us will destroy and obliterate Ten thousand of will hand you the wrath of Heaven! If you come as flood, we'll fight until the death If you come swarming, we'll scatter you around If you come flying, we'll shoot you down with our archery If you come charging, we'll slice you with our swords Let's cut through them as speed of flying falcons! Let's burn within as the hearts wolves! Let's stampede with our horses! Let's defeat them with the wisdom of our Great Khaan, Chinggis!"
This is why you are my favourite reactor, you react to stuff you don't see elsewhere. This, Heilung which I love, Dir en Grey etc. Wardruna - Helvegen live with Aurora Aksnes!
@@lucymagne in regards to being disrespectful, how so? I'm not trolling, just genuinely curious. Many throughout history lived so their name would echo throughout the ages...obviously this is not the case. Would you mind explaining the disparity?
Anyone in the comments saying the Mongols were nationalists are pretty funny and very anachronistic, considering that the Mongols adapted to the cultures of whoever they conquered, learned their technologies, religions (all were considered equal so long as they submitted to the will of the Khanate) and language techniques (such as writing). The Mongols were staunch defenders of equality under the law no matter your birth (as Ghengis himself was persecuted and betrayed multiple times over by his peers because of his ideas that nobles were not innately superior to non-nobles); their legions were deliberately comprised of people who spoke different languages (their basic military units were 10, 100, 1000, and 10,000 men). Usually they would organize it so that in the unit of 10 men, there would be at least 5 different native speakers of different languages. The Mongols deliberately did this so that people of various backgrounds would integrate, become friends and fight together as one despite drastically different cultural upbringing (this was how they expanded their armies exponentially in size). If one man deserted, the other nine would be executed. The vast majority of Mongol troops who conquered much of the known world were not born speaking the Mongols' language; people as varied as Chinese, Georgian, Medieval Russians, Greeks, Turks, Persians, Armenians, French etc all fought under the Mongol banner at one point or another. If you have ancestors from Asia or Europe, you probably have an ancestor who fought for the Mongols in a Tumen (a legion of 10,000) at one point and was therefore acknowledged as a Mongol. It was famously said that anyone could carry a pound of gold in the open and walk all the way from the Mongol Capital to Crimea and not be attacked by a single bandit, because that road was lined with skulls. Anyone who tries to promote a modern political position that did not exist until the Treaty of Westphalia (in the 1600s) on a music video is just silly.
It's so true...you could be anyone you wanted as long as you identified as Mongol. Hence the Mongol army you are talking about. All successful armies adapt to the culture/ do as the natives. Just as it's spelled out in the U.S. Army manual #1970,chapter 1.
Everything you said is true. It's actually one of the reasons why, of all of the ancient cultures I've ever been interested in, the Mongolians are literally one of the only ones that I can respect, and I would have very likely stood with them by choice, if I were alive then.
He's got a better growl than any any metal singer. I love how Gala has taken traditional Mongalian throat/overtone singing and made it metal. They are growing in popularity very fast, and are going to be taking over the world soon.
“There is something joyous behind it” Lyrics: if you come in tens we will stick as lightening. If you come as hundreds we will we will strick at your heart If you come in thousands we will obliterate you.
If you look at how they talk about themselves and the band's intent, it is rather joyous. They are trying to uplift the Mongolian people into a state of awakening from a sort of drudgery, and reignite their passion for their heritage. And the way they approach the music, it's decidedly human. Which isn't surprising since their band name literally means "The Human" or "Humanity".
"There is something joyous behind it" - Yes, the screams of thousands of conquered citizens being boiled into grease to fuel the ancients machines of war :) Ouch.
The first time I encountered this song on RUclips, it was like a religious experience. Thanks to your reaction video, I got to experience it for the first time again. Love your passion.
Mongolians after conquering, they never killed culture and literature. Thats why most of Asia is still diverse, because Mongolia NEVER killed man made education. Instead learn from them
THE HU IS AWESOME! My favorite new band in the last five years. Easily. I hope you've been able to see them love - they are even more amazing in-person.
I’m Lnu ... Native American to all the world ... my people sing with beautiful sound ...so when I hear our fellow brothers & sisters from the East ... you get a Spiritual feeling just listening to their songs
You nailed on the use of the internet. They showed up randomly in my FB feed, one of the few worthwhile things to ever do so, and now I'm all on board with Mongolian metal. Tempted to fly to Oregon to see them there.
@@shithappens6887 just to clarify. MONGOLIAN women had a lot of freedom and rights in the empire, females of subject peoples, not so much. sorry to burst your bubble.
@@figjam9530 That's what I meant. Everybody knows it's better to not be in a besieged town. Unless you surrendered the very first day, then ol Ghenghis would take it easy on you. Really interesting guy though. He was a lot more than the pillaging barbarian people make him out to be.
Also religious freedom, Genghis is seen as a crazy conqueror but in fact he lived in a normal home and had his body buried where no one could visit. Still to this day his body has never been found
Throat singing is a part of native American culture as well and its amazing, to give the best example of how to perform that sound RUclips throat bass. That's the bassline of how to throat sing.
I love your reactions (not just in this video but in general) - i love people who can genuinely be happy from hearing new music. That's something that has become very rare in our days. Keep that little treasure alive please.
The ornamentation on their instruments and jewelry is actually a link to the traditional nomadic past. A nomadic people cannot have a huge number of possessions, therefore each one would be as ornate as possible. The jewelry is like the coin belts on a belly dancer... wearing your wealth. Also, try reading the translated lyrics. They are powerful.
For ones that havent realize. This song and Yuve Yu is about Great Khan's, elder ones, but most importantly its about nationalizm. It speaks about defending their culture and land. If you attack them, they will turn into the predator and hunt you back. In Yuve Yu, they are fighting against the ones that have forgotten who they are. Denying Great Khan, not listening the elders and forgetting their past.
Not really. There's a line in yuve yuve yu where are they chastise people for 'blindly saying only Mongols are the best'. Not zenophobic at all if you ask me.
They have a song about, how one of Genghis Khan's greatest achievements was the Gereg. Which was basically a passport. Letting people and ideas move from place to place.
@Cactus Jack Even CCCP afraid to forcing Mongolia to join in the soviet union, u know that right? Mongolia was communist state , but their communism was way more soft and patient comparing to other soviet countries. Just look what CCCP did to eastern bloc and most of the asian stan countries, Mongolia and soviet union had ecenomic, and cultural relationship. Just don't talk if you dont know your shit
Something many of us can relate to. Too many folk have forgotten their roots and what their ancestors stood for. The modern age has blinded many and impressed a core belief in greed not compassion nor unity.
Honestly i prefer their other track Yuve Yuve Yu, it's got more of a "bouncy" and "Jovial" feel to the track. This is a great track too, but Yuve Yuve Yu is my favourite of the two.
Mongolian throat singing is an AMAZING art. They literally activate both sets of vocal cords humans have in order to harmonies with themselves! The Hu are 100% badasses
There's a Tuvan Throat Singing course on Skillshare called "Find Your Voice of Nature" by Kuular Alex which may give you a good introduction on the vocal technique for this style of singing.
lmao did y’all see them playing at this like award ceremony like I forget which one but quite recently and it was this super fancy gala and they were let on since they’re making the Maori language popular and you get these topless thrash metal 20 year olds shredding like crazy amidst all these fancy suit and tie folks at a fancy gala
Gala, Jaya, Temka, Enkush; are awesome. Gala is the one playing the Horse Head fiddle. Jaya plays wind and Jewish harp. Enkush also Horse Head fiddle. Temka Mongolian Guitar. Blessing Turbo
You think they'll let a little ginger girl in their band? ...Maybe I'll just be a groupie. Beth, you are awesome. Also Yeve Yeve Yu by The Hu is super great. You should check that one out too.
Throat singing was very popular in ancient eastern cultures. As a Hungarian, I think it is quite a proof that we are from Mongolia, as "our" shamans did this as well.
@@vermontvampyre Obviously three stringed variants exist.... we're looking at one. I'm just saying that *TRADITIONALLY* it's a two stringed instrument. Just like a violin is traditionally a four stringed instrument, but five and six string variants are quite common nowadays.
They are no orc nor dwarf, they are Mongolian. A race not too featured. Their music summarizing the history of their people. Not barbaric or tribal, no, a fierce force of raw power. The manifestation of human strength. As the voice in the song is deep and powerful the Mongolian is a man of seer power and majesty. Many viewed them as barbarians for they were less developed in technology and lacked the same aristocratic practices, but they were pure human. The Mongolians spread wide not only because of their sheer might and mastery of the horse but because they could so easily integrate others into their own. They voice is primordial as are the men who sing it.
It's not Tuvan it's Mongolian culture, tuva is part of Mongolia ethnically and culturally. Anyway it's Mongolian culture called throat singing or Khoomii.
BAT--- great grandson of Genghis Khan conquered all of Russia and half of Europe. he was the only one of the grandchildren of Genghis Khan who conquered the lands of Europe. and he would have conquered all of Europe if he had not returned home to the golden horde. but he never got home ... died of injuries on the way on the banks of the Russian Volga river. he was only 47 years old. and they say that, unlike all the khans, he was the only one who led his troops himself and fought with them like an ordinary warrior. from birth his father trained him as a warrior and he grew up to be a professional assassin. Genghis Khan adored him very much. Bat--- was a favorite of Genghis Khan.
If you like this then there is a good chance you would like bloodywood. They are a Indian metal band that mixes in traditional India music and instruments
You are reacting exactly the same way I did when I first fell in love with HU. I want to go to Mongolia with you. I am a white girl but have strong Mongolia DNA.
I am Russian, but I was born, raised and live at the moment in Ulan-Ude, in the capital of Buryatia, a region in Eastern Siberia that borders Mongolia and whose indigenous population the Buryats are essentially one of the Mongolian peoples. The Buryats have the same culture, way of life, religion and language as the Mongols. They differ from Mongolian ones slightly. During the Soviet era, Mongolia and Buryatia were considered one large unofficial republic. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mongolia became a separate country. Now in Mongolia, there is more and more influence from China, both economic and cultural. As a person familiar with Mongolian or Buryat (essentially the same) culture since childhood, many things from this song are clear to me. Firstly, a musical instrument with two strings is the morin khuur. Morin is translated from Buryat and Mongolian as a horse. The strings on this instrument are made of horse hair and the most interesting thing is that they can make sounds similar to the whinnying of a horse. And it is worth mentioning separately about the title of the song. Mongolian peoples, including Buryats, practice two religions: shamanism and Buddhism. According to shamanic traditions, people have ancestral spirits called totem. Having a wolf totem is very honorable. Only the privileged dynasties possessed it. Genghis Khan for example. The wolf totem is the spirit of the sky. And all because the wolf is the most powerful animal in the steppe, he dominates there. And there is even a hypothesis that the Mongols watched the wolf packs and developed their own battle tactics. By the way, Genghis Khan means heavenly khan.
Beth “oh its like war music”
Lyrics “if you come as humans we will obliterate you”
Yes, Beth, it is very much like war music lol.
Ha!
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Metal for yay. if i was to join the marines...id want this to play before we charge in" i like the charge in and clash with swords way " just for the enemy to here this as 300k soilders rise up from the cliffs "tht zhit would be cool
villager #69 hey I am joining and I was thinking the exact same thing lmao
@@andrewcruz3837 wait ur joining the marines? Goodluck u gotta be in bootcamp for weeks i think but hey man good luck.,when u get out or ur in come back to this video and comment again
1600 years ago: The Mongolians are coming! Noooooooo!
2019: The Mongolians are coming! Yay!
Man, I think you know that wasn't 1600 years ago, right?
@@vagifkeceli8742 It's more like ~900 years ago for Gengis Khan .
Haha yesss
Maybe if they were Crimean Tartars in the Ukranian Steppes...
1600 years ago would be the Huns..
I'm Cherokee. This music is so much like the spirit of a Pow wow. I can hear their hearts
Im not but I live near reservations in Canada and I was going to say they even look native american/American Indian. very cool.
I absolutely love Native American circle drumming and throat singing and yeah you’re right these guys definitely have a similar spirit! Best wishes for you and for the Cherokee from a Briton. May your tribe live for a thousand years!
dementedbird It brings you home doesn’t it?
I am Both Choctaw and Buryat, There is a strong sense of tradition in both music that has the same sound through the generations.
I'm Lakota and i have to agree with you it reminds me of the war songs my grandpa used to sing
I want to see "The Hu Reacts to Vocal Coach Reacts to The Hu - Wolf Totem"
That would be so funny
Its probably just gonna be a video of them raiding a village
Eric Haufe lololol
All of us White women (I was married to a Native American Shaman, Brien Two Bears) are going nuts and want this ancient thunder in our lives. What fun!
Hear what their laughter sounds like.
I'm not Mongolian but their music, especially this song, makes me want to saddle up, raise the Black banner and conquer over half of the known world. Absolutely fantastic band.
Por Gengis Khan y Temujin
Lol. Which is funny, because it's a fuck around and Find Out song.
It's a song of warning.
Of what would happen if you attack them
You nailed it. Tribal.
Да. Эта песня - предупреждение. Но не только для вас, нас или каких-нибудь китайцев. Это искреннее предупреждение для монгольского народа. Песня и клип полны отсылок к монгольской культуре. А эта миловидная англичанка, на пример, даже не поняла, кто в клипе на коне, и что у него за знамя в руках.
@Pewdiepie's Hot Dog Boss fight like a man😎
@@zaaealpharius4344, миловидная с серьёзнейшей натяжкой😂
Its like sound of silence except they're the darkness.
She’s so adorable about how badly she yearns to be a part of this group!😂🥰
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Yea people do that.
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In a world of Taylor Swifts, be a Mongolian metal band
I Have Seen This Comment.
I support this 100%
@M 40 lololol
More like "in a world of k-pop ers...
In a world of original comments, be a stolen one.
We Mongolians have been so quiet and silent for so long and now we are finally getting recognized thanks to The Hu 😆
Thank you for this reaction video Beth!! I grew up around all of these instruments and singing styles and it made my day giggling at how no one knows what they are 😁😁
Cape EniEer thanks to the Hu I can now throat sing, and im soon to but a morin khuur
Cape EniEer in the sumo world you guys are ruthless
@Allan Tidgwell or a yodler
I'm so glad I decided to check these guys out. Absolutely amazing to listen to. The throat singing in conjunction with the rhythm of the song and the visuals of the video just immediately made me think of all the warrior cultures that have existed across the world and what it must feel and sound like to be in the middle of a psyching up to go to war in their time. I know for me as an American veteran, we have our metal and it for sure psyched us up but this... this was primal. It put me back in that going to war headspace. I am definitely going to be looking out for more from Mongolian metal.
Cape EniEer it’s amazing I love it
Beth, you should check out Yuve Yuve Yu by The Hu - if you haven’t already. The throat singing is even more amazing on this one.. The song itself (& official video) is very cool as well.
Yup, it's even better than this one. Love it so much.
Absolutely agree. The other video is much more complex and offers far more possibility for a voice coach. This is your typical chant. Powerful but basic.
Yes yes yes. That was my first exposure to this group, and it is an incredible piece.
100% agree !
Yute Yuve You made me love the hu
Wolf Totem made wanna join the new Genghis Khan army
When you get a Cameo in a Star Wars Game. You know youve made it in life.
I was so happy when it played in the intro. I was like "wait, THAT'S THE HU!!!". I'm actually playing through the story on my channel
@@randomentertainment8927 Just subbed to your channel ✓
Picture this: two viral videos, one album, and these guys are already an international sensation, selling out concert venues on their very first (world) tour. Immensely impressive for a band that started in 2016.
The only thing I fear is that this might result in them crashing down hard when the pressure to stay as high quality as this becomes too much.
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Dang....I knew it sounded familiar
The Hu makes me feel proud of being Mongolian 🤩 also makes me missing my country every time, my dad and brothers just looks like them but they have a warm hearth for sure
I love mongolian culture!
With luck the pandemic will die down and you will be able to return some day soon.
I'm Russian and mongols have warm hearths. Never been to Mongolia itself, but Buryatia is close enough and they're great hospitable people.
I guess warm hearth is a necessity when you live in hostile environment.
When nature is main threat - you learn to help other human in need, so that others would help you.
Like every hostile region I've visited --there're welcoming people always ready to sacrifice their own interests to help a stranger
Hello Beth.
Hu is short for Hun-nu, where we get the name 'hun', as in Atilla the Hun. Hu is said like 'who', so Hunnu would sound like Who-Nu in English. Also Hunnu is the word in Mongolian for themselves. As you said though, Hu is the basis for the word "human". In the context of the song, and how it is used here, it might translate in English to 'Us Us Us'.
If you watch the video again, do it with closed captions turned on to get the English lyrics. As you will see, the song is about taking pride in one's ancestors. The numbers spoken of, and animals are sizes of Mongolian cavalry units, and the animals are both Totems and 'shorthand' for tactics.
If you come as a Snake, we will fly over you. If you come as... you get the idea. Also, the Totems listed in the song are modern Mongolian wrestling ranks as well. (side note: the Garuda [Gar-Rue-Dah] bird is based upon the Garuda Air Spirit of India, which is also called the Aquila, and hence the name of the Constellation in Astronomy. Thus, an Eagle. Yes, the name goes back THAT far).
If you have not yet gotten around to listening to their other released song, Yuve Yuve Yu, I highly suggest you do so. Again with closed captions turned on. That song is a lament that so many modern Mongolians have 'forsaken' their Culture and their History.
speaking, Frank-ly
Ugh, when you try too hard and still fail... Hu is the root word for human being, not a shortened form of hunnu. I realize you also kinda said that, but what precedes that sentence is just plain wrong.
Well said. My origin is from Mongolia and I didnt even knew half the stuff you mentioned.
Hey Frank
Thank you for the lot of info that you wrote, as I Mongolian myself I don’t even know these informations. Ashamed of myself ☹️
@@christofferrasmussen6533 I am sorry to dis-agree with you on this, but in this particular context, Hu (said as 'Who') Is in fact a short form for Hunnu. Hu (said as Hue, as in a shade of color) is the base word for Human. Considering how old the Mongolian language is, I would not be surprised to find out that the English Hu is derived from the Mongolian Hu, Which together can be thought of as saying 'Us' 'People' 'Humans'.
@@gjero2455 See what happens when you set a question in the mind of an inquiring type of person? All sorts of things are learned. I already knew some things about Mongols, Mongolians, and Mongol Culture, but I delved deeper to have the information to make my posting. All to the good. Because nothing one learns is 'bad learning'. Only willful ignorance should be shamed.
Imperial citizen hears a White Scar war song for the first time
The Emperor and Jaghatai Khan approve.
For the Khan and the Emperor
For the Khan and the Emperor
For the Khan and The Emperor!
Naw the songs wolf totem its gotta be the space wolves
When your voice sounds like a didgeridoo
Thank you for finally putting it in a frame of reference. I'm surprised that I never thought about it that way.
Huh. You know, you're right
That's what I thought his voice was originally when I first heard it on the radio
Australians build a didgeridoo
Mongolians: Pfft, you need an instrument for that?
Better. Better than a didgeridoo.
Mongol society was very tolerant of women, they were allowed to become generals, leaders and even organise their own marriages.
I think they'd let you in, Beth!
Ultra Cool Kiddo Your comment reminded me of that one Mongolian noblewoman I remembered from history books, Khutulun. She was a great wrestler and said that she'll only marry the guy that defeats her in a wrestling match (otherwise the admirer had to hand her his horse which was some sort of humiliation I think). Well...she was never defeated and her estimated herd of horses could've been up to ten thousand (I read that when I had an assignment on Marco Polo to write so I may have stumbled upon false information, pls don't kill me)
Yes, but they killed everyone else. Like my folks, the HUNgarians. I don’t understand, why the western Europeans are so forgiving of you. In the same times they hate Attila… Maybe because the later was beating the shit out of them, and the Mongols never reached western Europe?
More like they were straight up matriarchal for most of their history.
@@TheBanara People need learn to be more forgiving, the past is the past your living now not i dont know how many years ago ;) And your alive so enjoy it :D
The mongols weren't just about conquest they were all about equality, religious freedom and cultural adaption
The last song you hear before the Horde flattens your village.
I love the word horde. Just the word, not the actual horde.
Only if you attacked them first
@Allan Tidgwell Honey, don't turn around the words on my tongue. I never said they would never attack first. I only said that this song would only then be the last you hear if you attacked them first. Why? Because that is literally what the song is about: Don't attack us or we will kill you all.
If you did not attack first, there would be a different song. 😉
@Allan Tidgwell my comment was towards the main comment, not yours, otherwise I would have tagged you in it. You took it out of context.
@@stillastrayalwaysastay7640 Ha! No. They were conquerors.
this song is about Genghis khan and the mongolian warriors how they will fight and conquer anything that challenges them the bikes symbolize modern horses as homage to the horsemanship
It's only a shame that the whole image about the bikes, bikers, etc. is pure Americana.
@@stephenjones1380 no bikes are not only american thing. You just into in america and think everythinf belongs to merica.
@@whitekiki n there is a huge thing about that bieng American everywhere. Hell I went to Japan and they were asking me where my bike is at😂
@@d.jenkins9263 japans dont know anything about worldwide culture. They dont even know nazi symbol, they just figure out their ancient symbol stolen by nazis. So dont come to with the japan.
@@whitekiki 1 that was a joke 2 that's a lie lol you just stereotyped all of Japan 3 when I went to Japan Niki Minaj was playing in the damn as store 4 there were plenty of stores themed after other countries 5 they have internet 6 I'm no thoroughly convinced that you're a dumbass
Linguist here: it is called overtone singing and achieved by holding a constant pitch while amplifying one or two of the resonating vowel sounds. And yes it does originate from Mongolia/Asia
Yea but theyre not overtone singing...
Yup, what they're doing here is basically the opposite, undertone singing. It's called kargyraa or karkiraa.
@@VerresNuts yup... throat singing kinda.
This is just one of many versions. Turns out that most indigenous cultures have/had their own version of throat and/or overtone singing. Mongolians have at least three versions.
It was developed independently in Sardinia.
This is their music. We should feel blessed that they decided to share it with us.
It reaches in to you at a primal level. Just like a Maori Haka does. I like it as well and I'm over 60 years old!!
I'm Native American and some of these guys look just like my uncles and cousins, the same way some Maoris do. Because my tribe's language has similar throaty sounds, it's oddly familiar.
@@carolsaulsbury5973 There must be some remote ancestral link between Maori , Mongolian and American Indian cultures because they look and sound musically very alike. Is anyone aware of prehistory tribal migration patterns ?
Native Americans came from Asia ages ago, I'm sure you're aware of that
@@SoFkwHat80 yes. About 30-40 k yrs ago... there are many RUclips vids that cover this "migration" of ancient peoples.
My dad found this and showed me and i am freakin hooked! He is 65 and doesnt like the same kind of music i do usually. Leave it to the Huns to bring us together! Haha!
They are playing the morin khuur-a two-stringed horsehead fiddle played with a bow-and a tovshuur-another two-stringed instrument, but played with the fingers.
Ingo von der Lühe : Traditionally, the strings are made from the horse’s mane. One string is made from the mane of a stallion, the other from the mane of a mare. The instrument itself is supposed to represent the harmony of yin-yang coming together in the spirit totem of the horse.
ye
i was in Ulaan Batar for a couple of weeks and desperately wanted to bring a Morin khuur home with me so I could learn to play. I regret not getting one. I got into the sound years ago when my sister introduced me to a band called Altan Urag while she was living in Mongolia. Its such a beautiful instrument with such deep emotion behind it.
Salavat Khan gosh so cool thanks!!!!!♥️
Anonymous2708 __ well said!!!
Genghis Khan shed a lone tear of happiness for this.
Чингис хаан bruh 😒
Didn't hit the like button because the likes are 69
Just imagine how terrifying an enemy must have been, when 800 years later some countries still include 'save us from the Tartars' in their prayers
When listening to The Hu you should turn on translation/closed captions, the songs get even more powerful when you understand what they are singing.
I did the same! Wish they would have had cc at the show.
"Do you think the dwarves in Lord of the Rings would sing like this?"
Wind Rose
Ha gay! Nah not little midgets from lord of the rings
Dose she not rember the song about what Bilbo angina hates
The Hu sings Trolloc battle songs
Diggy Diggy Hole.
Heck yes, they would.
They're classically-trained musicians. That's why they sound like they're classically-trained musicians.
Want to know how they view women? Check out their "Song of Women", featuring Lzzy Hale.
As a “big scary biker” I love when people react like this. So great. We’re mostly big teddy bears.
Mongolian throat singing is awsome. I had the opportunity to see it live and it was the most amazing expirience in my life
Me too! Never seen an audience so captivated and I've seen a lot of bands! Glad you enjoyed them as much as me!
You lucky bastard
Throat singing I hear is extremely difficult to learn and perform but my god does it sound great
The guys that do the Popeye voices do it. They do the Tuvan throat signing thing. The guy that does the Sponge Bob characters voice also did a Popeye and that's what he researched to do it.
I have learned some Throat singing, but ive not been able to do it well lol
@@captainfraser3827 Yes, easy enough to learn on your own with the internet, but EXTREMELY difficult to develop and perfect. They inspired me to get more into Mongolian music and to learn Khoomei myself. Just saw them last Tuesday, fantastic show!
Tuvan superior to Khoomei
@@KrunkMunkey Isn't Khoomei a blanket term for throat singing as a whole as well as the term for the style for producing midrange frequencies?
LYRICS - (Remember, Mongolians scared Chinese so much they're the reason The Great Wall exists)
"If lions come, we'll fight until the end
If tigers come, we'll fight and battle
If elephants come, we'll fight in rage
If humans come, we'll fight and obliterate
We, If lions come, we'll fight until the end
If tigers come, we'll fight and battle
If elephants come, we'll fight in rage
If humans come, we'll fight and obliterate
If you come as snakes,
We'll become Garuda birds and fly over you
If you come as tigers,
We'll face you as Lions with blue mane
If you with come evil intentions, we'll give you a fight!
Ten of us will strike you as thunder
Hundred of us will shatter your hearts
Thousand of us will destroy and obliterate
Ten thousand of will hand you the wrath of Heaven!
If you come as flood, we'll fight until the death
If you come swarming, we'll scatter you around
If you come flying, we'll shoot you down with our archery
If you come charging, we'll slice you with our swords
Let's cut through them as speed of flying falcons!
Let's burn within as the hearts wolves!
Let's stampede with our horses!
Let's defeat them with the wisdom of our Great Khaan, Chinggis!"
Bro the great wall built way before Mongol invasions. It has been built around 100 BC. Because of the Xiongnu
She sounded like Simba learning to roar, sooo cute
This is why you are my favourite reactor, you react to stuff you don't see elsewhere. This, Heilung which I love, Dir en Grey etc.
Wardruna - Helvegen live with Aurora Aksnes!
anything by Einar Selvik as well
I'd rather she reacted to a real viking, Yngwie Malmsteen. ruclips.net/video/M29n9_6VK58/видео.html
First time I've seen this vocal coach reacts and the obscure nature of these bands does make for some interesting topics to watch and listen to
Alfadhirhaiti by Heilung!
I love that helgeven!
2:39 if you watch the video with subtitles the opening lyrics are basically telling anyone that challenges them they’ll be destroyed.
Genghis would be proud of these boys.
@@lucymagne in regards to being disrespectful, how so? I'm not trolling, just genuinely curious. Many throughout history lived so their name would echo throughout the ages...obviously this is not the case. Would you mind explaining the disparity?
@@lucymagne I meant it as a compliment, dude. No disrespect given.
And it's what we need to get rid of all the sjws and beta males of today
Dake E Genghis was NOT his name, only his title.
They DID allow a little ginger girl in their band!! Check out Woman's song!!!
I think the "Please let me join" part was one of the cutest things i saw this year on RUclips
Anyone in the comments saying the Mongols were nationalists are pretty funny and very anachronistic, considering that the Mongols adapted to the cultures of whoever they conquered, learned their technologies, religions (all were considered equal so long as they submitted to the will of the Khanate) and language techniques (such as writing). The Mongols were staunch defenders of equality under the law no matter your birth (as Ghengis himself was persecuted and betrayed multiple times over by his peers because of his ideas that nobles were not innately superior to non-nobles); their legions were deliberately comprised of people who spoke different languages (their basic military units were 10, 100, 1000, and 10,000 men). Usually they would organize it so that in the unit of 10 men, there would be at least 5 different native speakers of different languages.
The Mongols deliberately did this so that people of various backgrounds would integrate, become friends and fight together as one despite drastically different cultural upbringing (this was how they expanded their armies exponentially in size). If one man deserted, the other nine would be executed. The vast majority of Mongol troops who conquered much of the known world were not born speaking the Mongols' language; people as varied as Chinese, Georgian, Medieval Russians, Greeks, Turks, Persians, Armenians, French etc all fought under the Mongol banner at one point or another. If you have ancestors from Asia or Europe, you probably have an ancestor who fought for the Mongols in a Tumen (a legion of 10,000) at one point and was therefore acknowledged as a Mongol. It was famously said that anyone could carry a pound of gold in the open and walk all the way from the Mongol Capital to Crimea and not be attacked by a single bandit, because that road was lined with skulls. Anyone who tries to promote a modern political position that did not exist until the Treaty of Westphalia (in the 1600s) on a music video is just silly.
It's so true...you could be anyone you wanted as long as you identified as Mongol. Hence the Mongol army you are talking about. All successful armies adapt to the culture/ do as the natives. Just as it's spelled out in the U.S. Army manual #1970,chapter 1.
Cool
They lined the roads with *bandit skulls* ?! Oh my sweet fuck I’m falling in love with the mongol empire the more I learn about it
Everything you said is true. It's actually one of the reasons why, of all of the ancient cultures I've ever been interested in, the Mongolians are literally one of the only ones that I can respect, and I would have very likely stood with them by choice, if I were alive then.
Alexios Komnenos your history lesson was as enjoyable as the video. Thank you
The food is awesome the people are awesome the culture is awesome Mongolians are awesome nuff said
Thank youu ^___^
The Chinese would disagree
Thank u from MGL 🇲🇳
Sour horsemilk, rotten meat, delicious? Milk is good, but fermented milk is an aqcuired taste...didnt like a single bite out there
I gotta say, I do love me some Mongolian Food, and this Music is just amazing.
Gotta be careful when you Google throat singing. Just sayin.
What you mean?
If I gotta say, we don’t run in the same circle of people.
This needs to happen!!!!!
Safe search: on
Hahahaha
The hordes of Mongolians are coming! Genghis Khan is proud
lol before mongols and Genghis Khan there was turk look at Gukturk empire
@@fosters3220 nobody cares about turks or turkey
@@fosters3220 Screwed up Turks...no one cares
Chingis khaan
As a life long metalhead, I must admit....2:03 was also my reaction when I first heard this....and still is.
Fuck yes.
He's got a better growl than any any metal singer. I love how Gala has taken traditional Mongalian throat/overtone singing and made it metal. They are growing in popularity very fast, and are going to be taking over the world soon.
I am an old rock and roller .. not much of a metal head .. but this music reaches my tribal soul and I am Viking and they have throat singers too
“There is something joyous behind it”
Lyrics: if you come in tens we will stick as lightening.
If you come as hundreds we will we will strick at your heart
If you come in thousands we will obliterate you.
Mongols are Happy Warriors...
jwdh71 Like the Scots. Or Klingons. 😂
Ka'pla!
If you look at how they talk about themselves and the band's intent, it is rather joyous. They are trying to uplift the Mongolian people into a state of awakening from a sort of drudgery, and reignite their passion for their heritage. And the way they approach the music, it's decidedly human. Which isn't surprising since their band name literally means "The Human" or "Humanity".
"There is something joyous behind it"
- Yes, the screams of thousands of conquered citizens being boiled into grease to fuel the ancients machines of war :) Ouch.
I’ve Taught myself to throat sing because of this band, I’m also going to learn to play a Mongolian instrument called a morin khuur
The first time I encountered this song on RUclips, it was like a religious experience.
Thanks to your reaction video, I got to experience it for the first time again. Love your passion.
Just imagine 500 Thousand Army Chanting this as they drawing near Ooh Lord The End of a Civilization 😯
Absolutely, that was my thought also when I saw this song for the first tme a couple months ago! :D
It's the last song you hear before the Horde flattens your village.
@Ron Lewenberg you make it sound like they watched cartoons with extreme precision i think you meant enemies and not animes XD
@Ron Lewenberg dont get me wrong was actually a good thing your typo cheered me up a bit pal :)
Mongolians after conquering, they never killed culture and literature. Thats why most of Asia is still diverse, because Mongolia NEVER killed man made education. Instead learn from them
This is a Mongol war chant . You can watch the same video with the lyrics . It makes it all the more powerful .
Yeah, written by Prince Tsogt who lives in 1500s
THE HU IS AWESOME! My favorite new band in the last five years. Easily. I hope you've been able to see them love - they are even more amazing in-person.
I’m Lnu ... Native American to all the world ... my people sing with beautiful sound ...so when I hear our fellow brothers & sisters from the East ... you get a Spiritual feeling just listening to their songs
I love your reaction, so academic. Its called Horse Head Fiddle, and welcome always. god bless the internet :)
"They're ginger, maybe they'd let me in."
Love this reaction. Thank you. Thank Hu, too. 😁
They call themselves "the human", don't think they'd mind a little ginger girl joining their crowd :)
I think Mongolian songs are so spiritual, everytime I feel the sound of the wind passing on the fields and horses running!!! So surreal
Yuve Yuve Yu
Must be next.
You nailed on the use of the internet. They showed up randomly in my FB feed, one of the few worthwhile things to ever do so, and now I'm all on board with Mongolian metal. Tempted to fly to Oregon to see them there.
Look up tenger cavalery :) it Mongol folkmetal.
@@Satakarnak Aight, will check out the first song that shows up unless you have a particular recommendation
They now have a worldwide tour coming up in 2020
Your energy comes through so strongly! I got excited because you got excited!
I feel like this is what the people heard when Genghis Khan was marching towards them
They're not orcs, maybe like dwarfs. Ah, i see you're a woman of culture.
nah
its asian spartan who uses horses all the time
bruh i just saw ur comment when she was saying orcs
gotta counter, Orcs are part of the Horde, derived from the Mongolian word for tribe
oh FFS.... they're clearly Haradrim.
"Idk if they'd let a little ginger girl in their band" lol
Yeah I don’t think Mongolian metal bands would do that
Kinda unrelated but the mongolian empire had more rights for women than any civilization predating the modern era. I was really surprised to learn it.
@@shithappens6887 just to clarify. MONGOLIAN women had a lot of freedom and rights in the empire, females of subject peoples, not so much. sorry to burst your bubble.
@@figjam9530 That's what I meant. Everybody knows it's better to not be in a besieged town. Unless you surrendered the very first day, then ol Ghenghis would take it easy on you. Really interesting guy though. He was a lot more than the pillaging barbarian people make him out to be.
Also religious freedom, Genghis is seen as a crazy conqueror but in fact he lived in a normal home and had his body buried where no one could visit. Still to this day his body has never been found
Throat singing is a part of native American culture as well and its amazing, to give the best example of how to perform that sound RUclips throat bass. That's the bassline of how to throat sing.
Lol.."dont know if they'll allow a little ginger girl in their band...😂
Overtone is one of the most difficult techniques in singing. They call it Khoomei and it has varius forms.
Thank you Fire hair girl!
I love your reactions (not just in this video but in general) - i love people who can genuinely be happy from hearing new music. That's something that has become very rare in our days. Keep that little treasure alive please.
The ornamentation on their instruments and jewelry is actually a link to the traditional nomadic past. A nomadic people cannot have a huge number of possessions, therefore each one would be as ornate as possible. The jewelry is like the coin belts on a belly dancer... wearing your wealth. Also, try reading the translated lyrics. They are powerful.
The modern day Mongols. They just replaced their horses with Harley's.
For ones that havent realize. This song and Yuve Yu is about Great Khan's, elder ones, but most importantly its about nationalizm.
It speaks about defending their culture and land. If you attack them, they will turn into the predator and hunt you back.
In Yuve Yu, they are fighting against the ones that have forgotten who they are.
Denying Great Khan, not listening the elders and forgetting their past.
Not really. There's a line in yuve yuve yu where are they chastise people for 'blindly saying only Mongols are the best'. Not zenophobic at all if you ask me.
They have a song about, how one of Genghis Khan's greatest achievements was the Gereg. Which was basically a passport. Letting people and ideas move from place to place.
@Cactus Jack Even CCCP afraid to forcing Mongolia to join in the soviet union, u know that right? Mongolia was communist state , but their communism was way more soft and patient comparing to other soviet countries. Just look what CCCP did to eastern bloc and most of the asian stan countries, Mongolia and soviet union had ecenomic, and cultural relationship. Just don't talk if you dont know your shit
Fuckin A!
Something many of us can relate to. Too many folk have forgotten their roots and what their ancestors stood for. The modern age has blinded many and impressed a core belief in greed not compassion nor unity.
Honestly i prefer their other track Yuve Yuve Yu, it's got more of a "bouncy" and "Jovial" feel to the track. This is a great track too, but Yuve Yuve Yu is my favourite of the two.
Mongolian throat singing is an AMAZING art. They literally activate both sets of vocal cords humans have in order to harmonies with themselves! The Hu are 100% badasses
You can turn on the closed captions and there are english translations of the lyrics. It's as awesome as it sounds.
There's a Tuvan Throat Singing course on Skillshare called "Find Your Voice of Nature" by Kuular Alex which may give you a good introduction on the vocal technique for this style of singing.
Tuvan and Altai are both mongolian uriankhai territory. That mean they are mongolian but under foreign rule.
Tuva is Mongolian nation. Lol
Tuvan is influenced by Mongolian culture and they were one nation at the time
tuvan? wtf tuva is a tribe that gone to the ussr part from mongols i dont even believe they can actually talk on their own language nowadays
@@Neverdyingpride they can speak Tuvan, they have been granted that right in their republic.
Love it. So different, yet interesting.
If you haven't yet. You should dissect Alien Weaponry - Kai Tangata. Tradional Maori language used.
YEEEES! Alien Weaponry is AWESOME!
Yeeeees!!!
lmao did y’all see them playing at this like award ceremony like I forget which one but quite recently and it was this super fancy gala and they were let on since they’re making the Maori language popular and you get these topless thrash metal 20 year olds shredding like crazy amidst all these fancy suit and tie folks at a fancy gala
Omgoodness please do!
Fuck yes!
I played this for my dog. He's still a dog, but he barks with a "HU!" now.
good dog.
Lfmao😂
There not singing about raid there singing about defending there homeland with all there heart that's why it sounds so joyful
One of the only times even a metalhead is suprised by a metal song
Gala, Jaya, Temka, Enkush; are awesome. Gala is the one playing the Horse Head fiddle. Jaya plays wind and Jewish harp. Enkush also Horse Head fiddle. Temka Mongolian Guitar. Blessing Turbo
I love seeing the expressions of people hearing this for the first time.
Its truly impressing - they seemed so conected with someting very deep - in their behavoir, their language, the tones of their voices.
You think they'll let a little ginger girl in their band? ...Maybe I'll just be a groupie.
Beth, you are awesome.
Also Yeve Yeve Yu by The Hu is super great. You should check that one out too.
Cristia Olson Lol 😂
You’re reaction is so cute ! Mongolia is welcome to you 🇲🇳
A song really is powerful when your eyes tear up even though you don't understand a single word
Throat singing was very popular in ancient eastern cultures. As a Hungarian, I think it is quite a proof that we are from Mongolia, as "our" shamans did this as well.
Please react to “Song for Women” by the Hu.
Oh, my goodness!!! I finally happened to hear that song while watching the sunset-- and a beautiful pink- violet sunset it was. Life changing!!!
I love watching you gush confusedly. Love the video.
Anytime I need to put a smile on my face, I come to this reaction video. Works every time! Thank you. 🥰
I'm Mongolian and i am proud people are learning more about our country :))))
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask
Are horses still a huge part of culture or is it just a small part of culture
Alexzander huge part of the culture. There are many things mongolians value and probably one of the biggest are horses
Why is your country so awesome?
(was there 2 years ago, I fell in love with Mongolia)
Is the Great Khan still roaming the plains and mountains of Mongolia with his beloved Borke by his side?
Is throat singing widely taught, or is it more of an 'endangered art' nowadays?
"They're not orcs."
You are very kind.😂
Orcs are scared of Mongolians!
I love that Temka's tovshuur is shaped like a bow and arrow. Though it's traditionally a two stringed instrument, it looks like his has three.
Technically 3 is a legitimate number of strings for that instrument. Google it and it will say that 3 string variants exist.
@@vermontvampyre Obviously three stringed variants exist.... we're looking at one. I'm just saying that *TRADITIONALLY* it's a two stringed instrument. Just like a violin is traditionally a four stringed instrument, but five and six string variants are quite common nowadays.
it makes me happy that this kind of music is being spread around tho!
They are no orc nor dwarf, they are Mongolian. A race not too featured. Their music summarizing the history of their people. Not barbaric or tribal, no, a fierce force of raw power. The manifestation of human strength. As the voice in the song is deep and powerful the Mongolian is a man of seer power and majesty. Many viewed them as barbarians for they were less developed in technology and lacked the same aristocratic practices, but they were pure human. The Mongolians spread wide not only because of their sheer might and mastery of the horse but because they could so easily integrate others into their own. They voice is primordial as are the men who sing it.
I loved this video of yours! Your genuinely awesome personality makes your videos so approachable and fun to watch. Thank you so much!
It's not Tuvan it's Mongolian culture, tuva is part of Mongolia ethnically and culturally. Anyway it's Mongolian culture called throat singing or Khoomii.
Tuvans are Turkic and their language similar to kyrgyz language btw ur right their culture like Mongols bcz Turks and Mongols lived each other
@@shadowkai6302 Bro urk is residual culture for Mongolia.Did you learn to Hostory from your school?
@@IMP66 yes Im learning
**Hu start singing**
I GIVE UP!!! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY DO IT!!!!! xD
BAT--- great grandson of Genghis Khan conquered all of Russia and half of Europe. he was the only one of the grandchildren of Genghis Khan who conquered the lands of Europe. and he would have conquered all of Europe if he had not returned home to the golden horde. but he never got home ... died of injuries on the way on the banks of the Russian Volga river. he was only 47 years old. and they say that, unlike all the khans, he was the only one who led his troops himself and fought with them like an ordinary warrior. from birth his father trained him as a warrior and he grew up to be a professional assassin. Genghis Khan adored him very much. Bat--- was a favorite of Genghis Khan.
Can you imagine Jingers lead vocal joining them onstage?
If you like this then there is a good chance you would like bloodywood. They are a Indian metal band that mixes in traditional India music and instruments
YES!!! LOVE them
Ari ari
Yesssss!
I found the Hu several months ago and love their sound and mix of modern and old. And love your reactions Beth! You are a joy to watch!
T J Isn’t she darling?
@@corvettedm1 I must admit - I'm a bit smitten with her!
You are reacting exactly the same way I did when I first fell in love with HU. I want to go to Mongolia with you. I am a white girl but have strong Mongolia DNA.
wardruna with voluspa is also a great listen. serene nordic stuff, but the raw emotion in the voice is chilling me to the bone
Here is my reaction to Wardruna: ruclips.net/video/NTEtMOqZQV8/видео.html
Queensryche - Take Hold of the Flame live in Tokyo 1984
Been a fan of The Hu for awhile.....always happy to see more people discover them.
I am Russian, but I was born, raised and live at the moment in Ulan-Ude, in the
capital of Buryatia, a region in Eastern Siberia that borders Mongolia and whose
indigenous population the Buryats are essentially one of the Mongolian peoples.
The Buryats have the same culture, way of life, religion and language as the
Mongols. They differ from Mongolian ones slightly. During the Soviet era,
Mongolia and Buryatia were considered one large unofficial republic. After the
collapse of the Soviet Union, Mongolia became a separate country. Now in
Mongolia, there is more and more influence from China, both economic and
cultural. As a person familiar with Mongolian or Buryat (essentially the same)
culture since childhood, many things from this song are clear to me. Firstly, a
musical instrument with two strings is the morin khuur. Morin is translated
from Buryat and Mongolian as a horse. The strings on this instrument are made
of horse hair and the most interesting thing is that they can make sounds similar
to the whinnying of a horse. And it is worth mentioning separately about the
title of the song. Mongolian peoples, including Buryats, practice two
religions: shamanism and Buddhism. According to shamanic traditions, people
have ancestral spirits called totem. Having a wolf totem is very honorable.
Only the privileged dynasties possessed it. Genghis Khan for example. The wolf
totem is the spirit of the sky. And all because the wolf is the most powerful
animal in the steppe, he dominates there. And there is even a hypothesis that
the Mongols watched the wolf packs and developed their own battle tactics. By
the way, Genghis Khan means heavenly khan.