The Hu performing during the Pressure and Time 10 Year Anniversary Tour at Emo's Austin in Austin, Texas on October 7, 2021, with Gala, Jaya, Enkush, and Temka. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
The HU is a band from Mongolia that blends heavy metal and traditional Mongolian throat singing. Their first two videos (“Yuve Yuve Yu” and “Wolf Totem”) immediately went viral garnering the band over 100 million views. The explosive reaction to The HU resulted in a number of features about the band in international media such as NPR, ET India Times, Playboy Mexico, Jack Canal+Fr, Hong Kong 01, DW News Germany and others.
The band’s name The HU, is the Mongolian root word for human being. They call their style “Hunnu Rock”…inspired by the Hunnu, an ancient Mongolian empire, known as The Huns in western culture. Some of the band’s lyrics include old Mongolian war cries and poetry.
Founded in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia by their producer Dashka, along with the members Gala, Jaya, Temka, and Enkush. The HU combines Rock Music with traditional Mongolian instrumentation like the Morin Khuur (horsehead fiddle), Tovshuur (Mongolian guitar), Tumur Khuur (jaw harp), guttural throating singing and the bombastic bass and drums of rock. All four members have earned Bachelor’s or higher degrees in music and have several years of touring experience throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim.
Since the formation of the band, they’ve been working on their first album, The Gereg. The word Gereg was used as the first Diplomatic “Passport” by the Mongol empire during the time of Genghis Khan. The album contains nine songs including viral hits “Yuve Yuve Yu” and “Wolf Totem”, and was released on September 13, 2019 via Better Noise Music (f/k/a Eleven Seven Music).
I was blown away! I’m 55 and I’m so glad I found out the Hu because they are a great band. I love a new metal genre, Hunnu Rock! Can’t wait to see them in concert again!The Hu shared the stage with Rival Sons and The Haunt at Emo's Austin. They continue across the United States and Europe with the last stop at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland on April 9, 2022.
A masterpiece of a live show. So much talent crammed onto the stage, vocals, instruments, crowd involvement, everything was perfect!
We saw them the first time at Las Rageous and were blown away. We couldn't wait to see them again and here they came. This time was even more fun because it was their crowd. They had a blast and we all felt. I tell anyone who will listen to check them out. Can't wait to see them again!
Show full of energy! It was an incredible concert, everyone was really ecstatic. I think they are a great band, they bring an energy with their music that I can't describe. The combination of folk and metal is unique, but amazing when it's well done and The Hu does that. I hope all the best for them and their family.
Best I have been to, these guys are amazing! They put on an amazing show that’s definitely worth the money
Excellent! The Hu were absolutely amazing from start to finish. Their stage presence was amazing and they sound just as good if not better than they sound on their albums. Definitely recommend everyone to catch their live shows and would definitely check them out again.
Superb show! This band is amazing from their traditional instruments, throat singing and how well it all fits with their music. They are such a joy to watch and the audience interacts with them in such a way that creates a unique entertaining experience!
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