it delights me to no end when I see the west embrace my favorite Mongolian bands. in fact if you’re reading this please watch these videos.
Hanggai is my fave and has been forever but HU is coming up a very close contender
Hanggai won this competition in 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvW8JEuIo58&list=PL_Aafm5VG6-RlLwebcqUY08YhD5yrj06R&t=0s&index=5
and HU they have a new album coming out this month. WOOT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE
and an pioneering band that is technically Tuvan but it’s the same family Yat-Kha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwGwiO9lfjo&list=PL_Aafm5VG6-S2kaLp139mU2hms_9oJmbC&index=6&t=0s
if your tastes run a little to the heavy metal side try Nine Treasures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e1JyWgVfnI
if something a little more traditional is more your tastes Okna Tsahan Zam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rPtuCvbUtw&index=3&list=PL_Aafm5VG6-QJhtnZWkfPvW0cMlAeybt0
love me some Domog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iu8i-c-Soo&list=PL_Aafm5VG6-QJhtnZWkfPvW0cMlAeybt0&index=5
and the Tuvan band that brought me to this world of music I so love Huun Huur Tu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bDntRWfL70
We even have homegrown (well, American honegrown, based in NYC) our very own Tengger Cavalry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icPhDK3PTqc
