Recommendations for Asian Folk Rock Bands that You Must Listen to

For some people, music with its characteristic strains of distorted guitars and powerful drum beats is really effective in providing an energy stimulus when doing activities, like an energy drink.

Rock itself has many sub-genres, including classic rock, progressive rock, alternative rock, and folk rock. For those of you who are still unfamiliar with the last sub-genre that I just mentioned, according to Wikipedia Folk Rock is a genre that combines folk music and rock music. additional info

Folk Rock continues to develop over time throughout the world, including on the Asian continent. And I will provide several recommendations for folk rock bands from various parts of Asia that you must listen to and hopefully will be able to give you a boost of energy.

1. The Hu (Mongolia)

Fierce and intimidating, that’s what I can say if you force me to describe this Mongolian band. The Hu is a band from Ulaanbaatar that combines folk rock and heavy metal. This band labels their musical style as HUNNU ROCK with traditional musical instruments such as Morin Khuur and Tohvsuur and a way of singing that emphasizes the typical Mongol throat.

My favorite hit from The Hu is Yuve Yuve Yu. And through Google Translate I tried to interpret Yuve Yuve Yu which is written in Mongol. This song roughly contains an invitation for the Mongols to unite and rise up.

2. Bloodywood (India)

Bloodywood is a metal band based in New Delhi, India. The band claims that they were the pioneers in seamlessly combining the sounds of Indian Folk instruments with metal to devastating effect.

In my opinion, the Bloodywood song that has the most devastating effect is Gaddaar. The guitar distortion along with the drummer’s powerful blows constantly fill almost all parts of the song. Not only does it have a devastating effect, but it seems that it will also be able to be accepted by the wider community without forgetting their identity through typical Indian melodies. Coupled with the rap that fills several parts of Gaddaar’s songs, it makes Bloodywood’s character even stronger and more devastating.

3. O-Hum (Iran)

If you are a fan of bands like Audioslave, Creed, Alter Bridge, or Pink Floyd, there is a possibility that you will also fall in love with this band from Tehran, Iran. O-hum combines modern western music such as alternative rock with playing traditional Persian musical instruments. From his musical performance, O-hum has produced several works, but my favorite is Gham-e Del. Because, in my opinion, this song has dynamics that make listeners feel like they can’t help but emphasize this song from beginning to end without being able to miss any part of it for a single second.