Meet The HU, a Mongolian metal band performing at Coachella

When Mongolian metallic band The HU uploaded its songs “Yuve Yuve Yu” and “Wolf Totem” to YouTube in 2018, the group shortly turned cultural ambassadors for his or her nation, finally incomes them a spot on a few of the largest music competition lineups on this planet. 

The HU performs what they name “Hunnu Rock,” which is impressed by the traditional Mongolian empire generally known as The Huns, and their music options outdated Mongolian warfare cries and poetry by way of conventional Mongolian guttural throat singing.

In accordance with the band’s web site, all 4 members have bachelor’s or larger levels in music, in addition to a number of years of touring expertise all through Asia and the Pacific areas. 

The band’s 2019 album, “The Gereg,” reached No. 103 on the Billboard 200 chart.There’s one other album within the works, however a launch date has but to be set. 

The HU will carry out on April 15 and 22 on the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Pageant. Members Jaya and Gala, and their producer Dashka, spoke to The Desert Solar by way of Zoom about music in Mongolia, touring the world and their pleasure to play Coachella. The next interview was edited for size and readability. 

Are there different musicians in Mongolia following in your footsteps? 

JAYA: There are people who find themselves making an attempt to comply with our path within the Hunnu Rock style and who’re impressed by us. We’re comfortable there are various bands coming from Mongolia and stepping into the style. 

Was it onerous to get your arms on Western music in Mongolia?

GALA: After we had been rising up, our older brothers visited neighboring nations and they might buy CDs throughout their travels. It was so treasured again then as a result of lack of imported merchandise in our nation. We might borrow one another’s and our brother’s CDs, however we at all times had to verify to not scratch them, they at all times get scratched after few occasions irrespective of how cautious you’re. I bear in mind having to borrow a Weapons N’ Roses CD from my brother and listening to it and it might skip a beat due to the scratches. It didn’t matter, I nonetheless wiped the CD and listened time and again in my outdated CD participant. I nonetheless have the CD participant, and CD to this present day as a result of it’s one in all my biggest reminiscences as a child who liked music, and I nonetheless do as an artist.