the hu Archive
03 Jul 2026
Mongolian Rock: The Real Hu (Part 2 of 2)

Continued from Part One… Do you find that the Hu’s messages come through in the music even though many listeners don’t understand the words? There are so many fans who […]
02 Jul 2026
Mongolian Rock: The Real Hu (Part 1 of 2)

One of music’s most unlikely genre mashups is also one of its most fascinating and compelling. Coined “hunnu rock,” the combining of traditional folk music of Mongolia with modern hard […]
09 Nov 2024
The Hu Don’t Sell Out

Bringing traditional music to the masses without losing what makes it special is no easy task. But a group of traditional Mongolian musicians have succeeded on that score, in part […]
31 Aug 2022
HU’s Next: The Finest in Mongolian Metal

Touring with familiar names like Five Finger Death Punch and Megadeth is a new and very different band. From landlocked Mongolia comes one of heavy metal’s unlikeliest new groups, The […]
