Vocal Coach REACTS - The HU Band 'Wolf Totem' 

Absolutely lost it at “I feel like I need to go out and do something manly like chop wood-“ , cannot stop laughing

I'm a Mongolian and i am proud of that .😀❤

Imagine you’re a 13th century peasant going about your business in your little village and suddenly you hear this outside the walls...

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.

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

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 .

The lyrics are pretty much «we will mess you up» yes

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.

"chop wood or fight a grizzly bear" well that escalated quickly🤣🤣

That's what I love about the Hu. No translation necessary. You completely nailed the song. You should check out the lyrics.

The guys behind the band are a biker gang that supported them for the video, they are not part of The Hu :)

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.

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.

The war chant “Mess with us and we will go Ghengis Khan on you!”

I had the absolutely pleasure of seeing them live and they're just as incredible! His voice will rattle your soul!

These guys are seriously so cool. 😁 I’m not even a metal fan, but I love The Hu!

The comparison to a Maori Haka is exactly what came to my mind, too. It has the same kind of energy.

I was going to sleep, but you can't say "no" to "HU" reaction on this channel :)

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.

I LOVE this version, but the cover they made with Papa Roach's singer is really cool as well

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

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

love the Mongolian Instruments, also the thoath singing. Also a beautiful country. Miss it.

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!

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!

Check out "The Hu - Sugaan essena". Part of the Soundtrack to a recent Star Wars game and it's just amazing

“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

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

They ride motorcycles to symbolize their heritage as great horsemen of the Asian steppes.

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.

love this band. makes more sense if you look up the lyrics transation. this is a war cry claiming their bravery

So glad you found this band! So much better than you would expect them to be!!

"You turn your voice into a didgeridoo." I literally laughed out loud.

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.

If you watch their original video with subtitles you will see the lyrics.

their song Ghenghis Khan is amazing you must react to it!

I have been to two of the concerts of this band...and it was just great!😀

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......

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 .

Man , i love you :) you take hard cases and we love your opinion , ty for your job !

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!

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.

Ken you have a new fan ME! Love your reactions!!!

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

Love this band!!

The HU are officially the coolest people on earth

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.

Loved that thankyou very much

I love the Hu band. Your reaction COOL.

Please go back and watch this with the subtitles turned on. It's an absolute testosterone fueled hoot.

I saw them at Kilkim Žaibu 2019 festival, it was so powerful performance.

Check their song The Sound of Women with Lizzy Hale. An incredibly pretty and touching song and video.

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: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-THHNnb0RTMc.html And this is a beautiful performance without throat singing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lMUVg2m8o7Y.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 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.

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.

Cool band, cool reaction 🥰🥰

Thanks Ken.

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.

Love this band

Heard them live in austin they sound so damn good live

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.

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.)

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

You should check out the video with this title: The Blind Auditions: Bukhu Ganburged Sings 'Mother and Father' | The Voice Australia 2020

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.

I got my early morning song for tomorrow

Yuve Yuve Yu is another head banger. I'm 77 now and still have to react :)

Anyone interested in more like this, the OG is Tennegar Cavalry, and Nine Treasures are another amazing modern mongolian group.

Now that you're at the throat singing you got to react to heilung

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

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! 😆

When watching the Hu i would recommend using subtitles. They have the english translation included for context

thanks

I'm gonna binge watch here now. Hahaha

5:43 when the mage in the party gains a massive strength bonus

Yuve Yuve Yu, if you want to hear more from The Hu Band. Also, The Song of a Woman, ft Izzy Hale.

Dead Sun by Thy art is murder for Metal Monday. The drum playthrough video is incredible.

Smashed it. Bell too

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.

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.

Glad to know someone else that heard of Tuvan throat singing.

7:26 That, sir, is a Tovshuur. Oh, and The Hu did a version of this with Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach.

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.

YES!!!!!!! I was hoping you would do The Hu and you did! Epic!!!! I hope by now you've heard The Song of Women with Lzzy Hale. It's so awesome! My #1 request is to see a MUSE reaction of some kind. I've seen a couple of people request Muse from your channel, but I'd like to add my request and a few cents :-). Muse has been around a long time, but they only really kind of came into the North American mainstream in the 2000s with their song Uprising. And since they've been around since the 90s, that means their catalogue to choose from is vast, and their musical repertoire covers literally everything from symphonic movements to headbanging rock to dubstep to 80s throw back. Every album is a different journey. Most importantly Ken, as a vocalist yourself, I think you'll really appreciate the vocals of their frontman Matt Bellamy. His vocal range is absolutely wild. And it's been fascinating to watch his style evolve over the years from album to album and live performance to live performance. There's so much substance to work with.

the version ft Jacoby Shaddix is also incredible

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.

Noice, great to see people react to throat singing, please check out Huun-Huur-Tu: Chryaa-Khoor. Theyre a great traditional Tuvan band and they deserve some more love and exposure, really great throat singing and musicianship on display.

Apple Music turned me onto The Hu. Ever since I can remember I have just loved Mongolian Throat Singing. I just love it. I don’t know what it is. It sounds hard as hell for some reason.

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.

I like their Yuve Yuve Yu even better.

What they're singing when they're going low is Kargyraa, the whistle notes are Sygit

The bikers are the ORIGINAL Mongol Motorcycle Club, as they are IN Mongolia... Turn on the captions to get the English translation.

3rd time request 😁 Please do "the hurts you never knew" cover by KZ Tandingan or "when she loves me" cover by Lyn Lapid

Wow, i like this guiter, never seen before, sounds great. Should be for new genarations.💕⚘🌹💜🗽💜

That was a real falcon at the end.

Gala and Enkush are playing Morin khuur, horse headed fiddles, Temka is playing a tuvvur.

That instument sound much better than guitter, i never seen before but i like it.💜🗽🌹⚘💕

On another vid of this song, some lady posted " I never felt so powerful while mopping the floor."