HU ARE YOU?
Apr 01, 2020
4 minutes
Words: Polly Glass
Galbadrakh Tsendbaatar is used to fans of his band not speaking his language. It doesn’t worry him, though. Broad and barrel-chested, with a soft-spoken manner that’s part Zen master, several parts laid-back metalhead, the throat singer/morin khuur player (who goes by the name Gala) has a more subtle, even spiritual, outlook on the connection between band and audience.
“Music transcends any language,” he says, speaking through The Hu’s manager/interpreter, Tuga. “Even when we were growing up and listening to Western rock bands, to this day I still don’t understand some of my favourite songs. But [through]
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