Vocal Coach REACTS - The HU Band 'Wolf Totem'
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The Hu is a Mongolian Folk metal band formed in 2016. With traditional Mongolian instrumentation, including the Morin khuur, Tovshuur and Mongolian throat singing, the band calls their style of music "hunnu rock", hu inspired by the Hunnu, an ancient Mongolian empire, known as The Huns in western culture.
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Absolutely lost it at “I feel like I need to go out and do something manly like chop wood-“ , cannot stop laughing
Kailea Shields 😂😂😂😂😂
"i'm a lumberjack and i'm ok" springs to mind - czcams.com/video/FshU58nI0Ts/video.html
I lost it in another video at "That will come back and bite you in the flapjack" ^_^
I'm telling you, as a dude if you have even a shred of testosterone left in you, this song seriously brings up some very primal and frankly uncomfortable feelings, like you wanna do something physical and somewhat or very violent.
Like invade China?
I'm a Mongolian and i am proud of that .😀❤
Should be proud. It’s powerful ❤
I think The HU band are the best ambassadors of Mongolia's culture and traditions, national self-awareness and history in this age.
I know other performers from Mongolia, I love listening to throat singing - it has an incredible effect on people - but The HU is something new. People all over the world suddenly raised their heads, oh my God, who are they, where did they come from?
I confess to you that as an outsider, for example, it was difficult for me to understand the deep respect and love the Mongolian people still have for Genghis the Great Khan.
My country, Hungary, was also attacked and almost occupied by the Mongol conquerors in 1241-42 (if I know correctly, Ögedej was the Great Khan then). The king's army was defeated, even the then king fled the country. Ögedei Khan died in December 1241, and Batu Khan, who led the campaign, had to retreat because the Mongols had to elect a new Great Khan.
However, I read up on the history of the Great Mongol Empire - Mongol Jeke Ulus, do I know it right? - and impressive. Bloody, often brutal, but fascinating.
We don't have to talk about the conquests, but I honestly admire how advanced the empire founded by Khan the Great was in many ways, even with today's eyes. As far as I know, Genghis Khan banned sexual violence in his Jasa, there was no discrimination based on religion, he supported literacy, the poor, teachers, scientists, artists were exempted from taxes, ranks were given based on merit and not birth privileges or origin the people... It's all wonderful and modern.
And in history, everything is always subjective, depending on which side your ancestors were on. :D
Imagine you’re a 13th century peasant going about your business in your little village and suddenly you hear this outside the walls...
And you see a line of Mongols all along the horizon, very scary. I read a lot about the Mongols, no regard for life, not even their own and they were so self-sufficient. Fascinating.
Yeah! The roar of motorcycles! :O
@@arseniep8273 Bruhhh...😂😂😂
Ghengis Khan killed so many people you can see his rein in tree rings in south America. Also its something like 1 of 5 people in Asia can trace themselves back to this man.
Aw shit. Here we go again
What i love about this song is that it doesn't really need a translation. Once you DO see the translation, its exactly what you think is.
This song would not be out of place as the soundtrack for an epic movie battle.
You need watch! Already running english translate text is under screen!
@@myagmarsurenjambal7757 I know. The first time I saw the video, though, there was no subtitle translation. The translation turned put to be exactly what I thought it was in spirit.
I love The Hu, they are such sweet guys, I listen to aome of theinterviews, these guys have all studied at the mogolian school for music, One of them is even a vocal coach teacher for over 20 years, , They play mongolian traditional instruments and love to sing about their traditions and country. Thanks a million
There are some programs The Hu Cooking, they are fun.
The Hu are the mostly!
You are exactly right about this song , It is a war chant . There's a version of this same video with English lyrics . You should watch that one just to see the lyrics . You'll see why the Mongols were the most feared people on the planet in their time .
Yeah! Jacoby Shaddix from Papa Roach did the English vox for that, right?
Yes he did and it's Awesome watched the interview making of the video with Jacoby very cool....I believe this all stems back to the Genghis Kahn era...love this group found them by suggestion on here and haven't stopped listening to them
I think they were feared because they killed millions of people. lol
Yes, 25% of their modern population is related to Genghis Kahan. The lyrics of the song demonstrate this.
There are CC’s in almost every video, why does nobody ever turn them on?
The lyrics are pretty much «we will mess you up» yes
This song says: Fuck around and find out.
More like "you come to my house, I will wreck your shit"
"chop wood or fight a grizzly bear" well that escalated quickly🤣🤣
lol leave the grizzly bear alone!
Yeah! Should be Chop bear and fight wood!
The guys behind the band are a biker gang that supported them for the video, they are not part of The Hu :)
No doubt they are part of the Mongols M.C.
Psychosis508 probably not the mongols mc are 100% a criminal gang and give other MCs a bad name
@@footballJoe0609 Mongols M.C. aren't even originally Mongolian. AFAIK, they don't have a chapter in Mongolia.
It was fun to see them drawn into the music though. That big one standing back was so stoic at the start...by the end he's fist pumping like crazy.
The club is called Mongolian Choppers Brotherhood and a couple of the guys from The HU are club members.
The instruments are called morin khuur and tovshuur. Keep that metal coming, Ken. Please feel free to bang your head any time you like, sir! 🤘😁
Yuve yuve yu by them is even better. Make sure to turn on the subtitles though. Progressive Mongol rock is so good.
That's what I love about the Hu. No translation necessary. You completely nailed the song. You should check out the lyrics.
The comparison to a Maori Haka is exactly what came to my mind, too. It has the same kind of energy.
Right? Is aggression had a sound.
I get that too.
This makes sense. As Maori we recognise the importance of our Tribal Warrior heritage and acting together. Hence, the Haka. Also, we (Polynesians generally, but Maori specifically) share multiple genetic markers with the Mongolian people (eg. the epicanthic fold of flesh above the eyes). Their traditional music and beat speak loudly to me.
Just like the Native American war chants. It's meant to strike fear in the hearts of their enemies and courage to the warriors.
Imagine them and a haka in opposite in kne 'duet'
There's a version where they have English subtitles, and you're exactly right -- it's basically, "you come after us, we're going to mess you up and you're not going home." A little more graphic and threatening though. Absolutely love this one.
I had the absolutely pleasure of seeing them live and they're just as incredible! His voice will rattle your soul!
@Fancy Boy Well I'm rapidly approaching 30 so.... Hopefully I make it 👁️👄👁️
Do they tour?
@@mythicalbeastwaywardson they were at a festival show in joshua tree California when I saw them. I'm assuming once the pandemic ends they will though, they have quite the following now.
I'm so envious of you
I was going to sleep, but you can't say "no" to "HU" reaction on this channel :)
My thoughts exactly!
who says No to Hu?! Noone!
The war chant “Mess with us and we will go Ghengis Khan on you!”
For a little fun look up " hu's in the kitchen" is a behind the scenes as they travel the world. Usually cooking a traditional dish .
And some acoustic practice from the band
No way.... Omw gonna search this in a min \m/
As a fan of metal and cooking, I am totally searching for this.
I love their knowledge of English and their use of clever puns.
Very smart gentlemen
This is such an awesome song! It's the song that introduced me to The HU. As a musician I loved the choice of having the chant on the up beat as opposed to being on the beat.
These guys are seriously so cool. 😁 I’m not even a metal fan, but I love The Hu!
Hmm, once the music video starts, your microphone audio seems to be failing(at 1:32 thus far).
Edit: Mic audio came back around 3:00
Final edit: Brilliant video as always. ^^ As visibly entranced as you were by this song, I can highly recommend the song Yuve Yuve Yu, by the same artist.
Don't forget Shireg Shireg and The Legend of Mother Swan to name a couple more^.^
So it wasn't just me. Whew. I feel better now.
also, shoog shoog, a womans song, the great chenggis khan.. just to name a few ;)
I wished I could read lips. Lol
@@alexanderwesthuis3486 shoog is the only song i dont care for much on the album.
love the Mongolian Instruments, also the thoath singing. Also a beautiful country. Miss it.
Take it as you’ve visited my country innit?
Damn I miss it
@@Toroonoo1 yes, have been to Mongolia 3 times so far :)
“It makes me want to do something manly… Like chop wood… Or a fight a grizzly bear…”. LMAO. I was laughing for a couple of minutes there! It makes most people wanna go out and fight in a battle field. You’re definitely original.
Dear Mr Lavigne. Thank you very much for reacting to this outstanding band. I confess that I use this specific song as a vocal kick in the butt for getting out of my bed on a Monday morning. Thanks to the HU I bumpet into Tengri which l let me stromble over Dimash - well, the rest is history 😉.
Lots of love from Switzerland
Hello Kathrin Phan, thanks for commenting, It was my pleasure!
I LOVE this version, but the cover they made with Papa Roach's singer is really cool as well
The first time I heard Mongolian throat singing had been about maybe 2 years ago and that was a Tuvaan throat singer. Now, that I've discovered the Hu back shortly after that, I was amazed and I still am honestly. I think that because of the different regions of Mongolian that each individual tribe(?), I think that's what they're called, has their own version of throat singing even though that there are a few recognizable styles that are mainstreamed. The Hu is displaying one of those styles even though it's not overtoned Tuvaan throat singing.
But, yea, great video, and this is one of my favorite songs to listen to as well. Hope you have a great day as well!
They ride motorcycles to symbolize their heritage as great horsemen of the Asian steppes.
yes! thank you! someone who understands the imagery
Makes sense because some people consider motorcycles to be the modern equivalent to horses. Plus they just look BADASS
The iron horse.
I guess so! :D
I was actually able to see them live last year at Rock am Ring and i gotta say: They're absolutely great live! If you ever get the chance to see them i can really really recommend it!
You should try their ........Song of Woman (featuring Izzy Hale of HaleStorm) or This is Mongol ......HU is a shorten version of their word for Human
That's by far my favorite!
Check out "The Hu - Sugaan essena". Part of the Soundtrack to a recent Star Wars game and it's just amazing
So glad you found this band! So much better than you would expect them to be!!
An interview I saw the "Genghis Kahn" reference in the beginning with the horse rider then the guys behind are an actual Mongolian motorcycle group that were thrilled to do backup for this video
What you're mentioning as Tuvan throat singing is called Kharkhiraa and it exists in Mongolia though. I also dont like people mentioning Tuva and Mongolia like two different nations. Tuva was part of Mongolia until Soviet Russia claimed it in 20th century.
Tuva was part of Mongolia last 2000+years until to soviet russia despoiled from Mongolia.
Yes, the lyrics could be summed up as "we will mess you up"! 😁 Sometimes the overall meaning of a song's very clear even when one doesn't understand a word of what's being said. Shamanistic/animistic cultures tend to be very influenced by nature and, if I'm not mistaken, throat singing evolved from attempts to mimic animal sounds and I would assume that the same goes for many instruments.
Shame about the lost audio the first few minutes, but I enjoyed the reaction in spite of this. Your analyses are always quite interesting to hear, so many thanks for putting in the effort to produce this!
it is more like mimicking wind in the mountain.
On point , TS try to reproduce animals and nature sounds .
@@kargyraa1 nah, it is more like mountain and wind sound.
@@ichkaodko7020 I did not speak about "what you feel is like" , i said what TS is . I am a TS expert , are you ?
Mashup Killer oh really? can you back up your claim? last time i checked TS was inspired by sound of wind in Altai mountain and thats why it is originated there because of its natural landscape i.e nature inspired it. ps i know thing or two about it cuz it is my damn culture.
If you watch their original video with subtitles you will see the lyrics.
I love that you know that the horse hair fiddle is one of their instruments. You nailed the natural sound aspect of it- there’s another song on their album The Gereg where it mimics the sound of a horse whinnying. I can’t remember the track, possibly Yuve Yuve Yu or Shoog Shoog. You should definitely check out more of their material, it’s a really interesting album. Part rock, part traditional Asian, part country western. There’s a lot of different feels to dig into in their music.
The HU are officially the coolest people on earth
Love this band!!
love this band. makes more sense if you look up the lyrics transation. this is a war cry claiming their bravery
Yep, you're right. This is throat singing, but a different style than most people associate with Tuvan throat singing. It's called Kargyraa. I forget the details......
I have been to two of the concerts of this band...and it was just great!😀
"You turn your voice into a didgeridoo." I literally laughed out loud.
He mainly use "kargyraa" on this one, of the 3 TS main styles ; the sound is produced by false vocal folds . Mongolian , nor tuvan , TS it is a very hard tho , very difficult to control all the harmonics and things .
@Fancy Boy I am a throat singing expert , don't need wiki at all . I did study it since 20 yrs so...
their song Ghenghis Khan is amazing you must react to it!
The difference between the styles is placement in simple terms. I throat sing, Mongolians refer to it as Xoomei. The low tone in this song is known as kargyraa, the lower frequencies. Xoomei was originally made by imitating sheep, tightening your vocal folds and chest to make the sound. Tuvan is like middle range sounds and then you got Sygyt the higher tones using overtone singing. Like I said it's all about placement and technique.
I seen the Deadhead video got taken down, that sucks mate hopefully we can somehow still see that one! But seeing a reaction video to The Hu makes up for it for sure! Good luck with it buddy.
Also he does change pitch with the chord progression, most of their other songs are actually quite melodic but there is usually always one drone section which is always the best part. Also I'm not sure about where the overtone style originated but I have seen just as many Mongolians doing it.
YES!!! I was so excited to see his reaction to Deadhead live, the live version has something extra to it than the studio version don't you think? I hope Ken is able to somehow re-upload it!
I think i prefer Devin live for most of his songs except for the Strapping Young Lad stuff, love those album tracks. I noticed Ken did try to re-upload it and got blocked again. I'm sure he will probably give up on it after the second try which is understandable but kinda sucks. Funny thing is Devin is such a cool guy and he would not give a crap, it's these damn record companies. It's also strange that there are so many other reactions to that video that have not been blocked or taken down.
Yeah, really weird the other ones are still up, darn. Maybe the reaction video was just too good that we wouldn't have been able to handle the great balls of broccoli!
@@MissLP I think your right xD
Man , i love you :) you take hard
cases and we love your opinion , ty for your job !
" I feel like I need to go out and do something manly, like chop wood.....fight a grizzly bear" YESSS!! HAHA. This is like pre-battle music to get hyped to go tear some ass on the open steppe.
Please go back and watch this with the subtitles turned on. It's an absolute testosterone fueled hoot.
You should check out Jaya. He's the guy with the long hair to the left of the guy with the horse-head fiddle. He's also a member of a traditional Mongolian band where he shows off some of his abilities with the harmonic whistling singing which I think you are referring to with the Tuvan style. He's also an incredible flute player.
Ken you have a new fan ME! Love your reactions!!!
Ah, a Hu react! Excellent. I'll continue my mission to popularise Hanggai, a Chinese Mongolian band with a similar style. This song, Gobi Road, features a beautiful showcase of throat singing: czcams.com/video/THHNnb0RTMc/video.html
And this is a beautiful performance without throat singing:
czcams.com/video/lMUVg2m8o7Y/video.html
As to your question, the Tuvan people have a lot cultural borrowings from Mongolia: who did it first is unknown, but it's clear that throat singing is a shared heritage between them. The styles have slightly different traditions. I don't know enough about either to say what they are, but I've heard both produce a whole range of tones, so it's not about the pitches they do or don't use.
There are throat singing traditions in other parts of the world too, which have no cultural link to Mongolia.
I saw them at Kilkim Žaibu 2019 festival, it was so powerful performance.
First time ever to see your channel. Nice to see that you either didn't know how to record your comments on the initial portion of the video or just chose to leave us with lip-reading.
Okay, you don't know how to record your reaction *or* check your edits before posting. Good luck, see you never.
Check their song The Sound of Women with Lizzy Hale. An incredibly pretty and touching song and video.
I love the Hu band. Your reaction COOL.
Cool band, cool reaction 🥰🥰
Love this band
All these guys are classically trained. All 4 have masters degrees in the performing arts. From interviews I understand there 3 types of Mongolian throat singing. Gala (lead vocal, horse head fiddle) sings using a technique in the lowest tegister. Jaya sings 2 of the 3 types and Enkush sings all three and is VERY gifted. This is a war chant/battle cry centuries old. Actually sung before every battle Chinngis Kahn's army rode into. I love your knowledge! Great reaction! I am also proud to say I am a HUligan! 😆
You're right, Enkush is an extremely talented throat singer.
Thanks Ken.
You should check out the video with this title: The Blind Auditions: Bukhu Ganburged Sings 'Mother and Father' | The Voice Australia 2020
hey kevin love your channel. im a former choir singer myself turned drummer. you should react to TOOLS Rossetta stoned..... its an absolute masterpiece and i think you would enjoy it. thanks for the uploads. i love your stuff.
You should definitely do Opeth, really unique band with some beautiful singing and some brutal growls. One of the most critically acclaimed metal bands of all time and mix very proggy melodic death metal with passages of jazzy folk segments with great atmosphere. Reveries/Harlequin Forest, Bleak, The Twilight Is My Robe or Godhead's Lament would be my picks, they show their incredible range and skill of well
very entertaining reaction. would love to see you react to more of their songs. yu ve yu ve yu is one of their very popular songs
All their music is cultural giving respect to their ancestors. The horse at the beginning signifying the Mongols are horse people...then adding the modern horse, horsepower = motorbikes. Hu means basically human and their Manager created a genre he named hunnu rock. They are so facinating to listen to and learn about and just a GREAT band
When watching the Hu i would recommend using subtitles. They have the english translation included for context
Now that you're at the throat singing you got to react to heilung
Heard them live in austin they sound so damn good live
I got my early morning song for tomorrow
Someone on Twitter was like "give me a genre of music and I'll give you a reccomendation". So, I jokingly threw out Mongolian throat singing. Dude sent that song to me. Such a cool song.
Why don't people watch this with the lyrics? The song is at least twice as powerful when you know the words.
I love that you don't know the words but knew exactly what it meant! It's an ancient war chant that in summary is like no matter how you come at us, we'll destroy you.
Anyone interested in more like this, the OG is Tennegar Cavalry, and Nine Treasures are another amazing modern mongolian group.
5:43 when the mage in the party gains a massive strength bonus
There’s closed captions to translate, it’s a 13th century Mongolian Golden Horde War Chant the HU put to music. The Words, the music, and the visuals all are to honor their Mongolian history and culture.
Yuve Yuve Yu, if you want to hear more from The Hu Band. Also, The Song of a Woman, ft Izzy Hale.
I was led to the Hu Band by BabyMetal, that wonderful gift that keeps on giving. Just as the video for Sabaton's song The Last Stand can make even the most ardent atheists shout, "In the name of GOD!", this song by the Hu Band can fill the most dedicated pacifists with the urge to leap on a horse and go conquer some place. There is just something so primal about this that can get the meekest people fist pumping and chanting Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! The lyrics go way beyond threatening to mess you up, promising to hand you the wrath of heaven.
7:26 That, sir, is a Tovshuur.
Oh, and The Hu did a version of this with Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach.
Yuve Yuve Yu is another head banger. I'm 77 now and still have to react :)
The other guys behind the band are an actual choir!! These musicians, The HU, all hold Masters Degrees in Music. The instruments are the Mohin Khuur, the Horse Head Fiddle, and the guitarlike instrument is a Tovshuur, ,a traditional 3 stringed long necked lute. The Mohin Khuur is the only musical instrument recognised by the UN as a World Heritage Cultural Artefact. Throat singing is distinct from didgeridoo playing. The Didg is played with the lips, like a trumpet, and the player breathes in through the nose and out through the mouth, simultaneously, by using the cheeks as a bellows. The Australian aboriginal people can keep the 'thrumming' going for hours. It's called circular breathing. Throat singing is accomplished by producing two simultaneous tones in the larynx. This is remarkably not a war chant, but a lament for the historical past, a longing to go back to a more tribal existence.
Their name comes from their word for "man" and their music is "human music", so I guess if you feel the call of the wolf totem being raised... And if, like large portion of the planet you were marked by Genghis Khan, you're likely a part of the group, so right on Mr. Lavigne - You go do manly stuff and face the challenges you might be ignoring, correct injustice where you see it, stand up for yourself and others who can't stand up for themselves.
Please also do a review of Huun Huur Tu - Chiraa-Khoor ("The Yellow Trotter/Pacer"), it shows Sygyt, Khoomei, and Kargyraa, the three main styles of throat singing.
A translation of some of the lyrics of Wolf Totem, relevant third to last and final verses (other translations in replies below)*:
"Ten thunderbolts strike at the same time
A hundred hearts energized in the thundering roar
Simultaneously a thousand colliding thunderbolts
And too, ten thousand lightning strikes in the heavens
[...]
With the speed of the falcon advancing
The wolf's courage at times flaring up
The strength of horses hooves, their paces pounding
The mark of Genghis Khan, an overwhelming impression"
That is amazing. I honestly mean that and thank you for explaining and translating it.
I saw another translation of those lyrics. Like "Ten of us will strike like lightning(thunderbolt)" or something like that...
@@tiffymcconkey Very welcome, but let me add a qualifier: I'm not a fluent speaker by any means. I'm a fan of music and languages and so for languages I don't speak to a native level (or at all :D ) I'm in a few language groups and I have sites and tools I can hit to do the best with what I can find.
A couple of less poetic translations of the third verse are in a reply below.
I edited the original comment to make it more clear, thanks!*
@@vladimirt.3627 Yep, as I was researching I found that too. Something like:
"Ten of us will strike you as thunder
Hundred of us will shatter your heart
Thousand of us will destroy and obliterate
Ten thousand of us will hand you the wrath of heaven!"
Or
"As a tenth, we will strike you as thunder
As a hundredth, we will strike you at your hearts
As a thousandth, we will strike and obliterate you
As a the thousandth, we will strike you from the sky"
I think the most common version shared is because these two are like the Wolf Totem is being raised AT THE LISTENER, while the first far more flowery translation is because it resonates differently. With "humans" making "human music" for all, the poetic rendering, though less brutally efficient, seems like what is used.
I'm not a native speaker by any means, just a language and music nut using the resources I've got. But thanks for raising the subject!
You'll see this pattern, the ascending numbers with increasing effect, in Kozhamyk by Huun Huur Tu. Enjoy!
@@thetalantonx Awesome stuff, and I love finding the comments that can help you learn a few things about the lyrics, music, ect...in a more passionate way to hear/read about the band.
What they're singing when they're going low is Kargyraa, the whistle notes are Sygit
the version ft Jacoby Shaddix is also incredible
The bikers are the ORIGINAL Mongol Motorcycle Club, as they are IN Mongolia...
Turn on the captions to get the English translation.
That horse headed intrument is MORIN KHUUR- HORSE FIDDLE. Strings are horse tail
Gala and Enkush are playing Morin khuur, horse headed fiddles, Temka is playing a tuvvur.
Please react on a song of Heilung's LIFA show, perhaps "Krigsgaldr" or "In Maidjan". One guy also uses throat singing and the female singer has a fantastic voice. The show itself is outstanding.
thanks
That is Mongolian Battle song !!!
Ken, Lyric's!!
Their's another exact video with lyric's included.
This song has an even greater impact when you follow along with the Lyric's.
Love that you did this song by this band (small world), but yeah, your audio drops in and out. (There are versions of this with sub-titles.)
That instument sound much better than guitter, i never seen before but i like it.💜🗽🌹⚘💕
The morin khuur also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. Tovshuur (three-stringed lute).
Loved that thankyou very much
If you like The Hu, you should try some Heilung!! They're Norse.
Heilung - Hamrer Hippyer is my favorite track. But they have several that are pretty good.
RAGING SPIRIT
That was a real falcon at the end.
I like their Yuve Yuve Yu even better.
Glad to know someone else that heard of Tuvan throat singing.
@Хөх The reactor makes the mention of Tuva throat singing. You’d know if you actually watched the video.
If you want to see a more traditional Mongolian Singer Batzorig Vanchiig does a song with Auli a Latvian Bagpipe and drum group called Hunnu Guren.