Frenchman destroys on Mongolian Morin Khuur, mesmerizing locals

[@alastair6320]

I love how slow paced Mongolian TV is. Everyone is just chilling

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

That's honestly super refreshing. I don't watch tv or listen to the radio anymore.

[@globetrekker86]

Absolutely spellbinding as to how many Morin khuur compositions end on the “neighing” note. Truly an unbelievable sound

[@munchfive5691]

It's beautiful. And even cooler when you realize that the instrument is essentially called a "horse harp"

[@sledgetable172]

The legends says that the instrument was made from a horse, so the neighing might be to honor the horse

[@globetrekker86]

@@sledgetable172 Both legends are incredible, with one of them having a bit more positivity:
The first is about a man traveling on his winged horse to see his girlfriend. A jealous woman (probably a crazy ex) cut off the wings, and the horse plummeted to its death. The man then carved a fiddle out of the horse’s body.
The second legend has a shepherd boy carving a fiddle out of his horse’s body, after it passed away from more natural causes. That way, he ensured they’re always together in spirit

[@erikabadu75]

This french guy is quite a star here in Mongolia. Recently he played in a Mongolian movie. Rising star :)

[@enlightenedmystery9019]

@Notger, Prince-évêque de Liège His name is Steve Morel

[@margaritadelacasaesperon6107]

But i see a lot of people playing Moorin Khuur better like Batzorig and Galaa, Jaya and Enkush from The Hu. He plays like a violoncello too fast not sweet and a horse sound i don't like it. It's only my opinion. Sain baina uu Mongolia mash ikh erüül mend tevrelt mendchilgee 🌼🤗🙋‍♀️😷

[@xielong5716]

its a European playing a Mongolian instrument on some greek news but the news abreveation is in english while there's some Cyrillic in the top corner

[@taijituofdeath2210]

It is all cyrillic. It is mongolian teli.

[@jeffvaldez1883]

Xie Long Uh thats not Greek lol

[@xielong5716]

oh not real good at languages other than English and Chinese

[@jeffvaldez1883]

Xie Long sorry if i came as harsh Cyrillic can be identified by the latin looking letters whilst Greek letters look different ex: Cyrillic-e Greek-ε.

[@xielong5716]

Jeff S no I don't mind, learned something new

[@nathanbeasley1234]

Love the way the hosts are absorbing the music with a tangible reverence

[@snowman9555]

This is how it should be, people sharing each other's cultures and appreciating one another, not each side isolating itself and shouting "cultural appropriation".

[@1234kalmar]

There is a huge difference betwee nsharing cultures and cultural appropriation. If you immerse yourself in someone else's culture, and respect the meaning of things, that's positive.
Not giving a fuck about what means what just using stuff for commercial value "Cuz it's cool" is cultural appropriation. That's what people have issues with. Like the "Indian Halloween costum". The feather head-dress has a meanin,g and so do it's decorations.

[@mayaserenaher5336]

Sounds like you don’t know what actual cultural appropriation is

[@1234kalmar]

Most people are too idiotic to think beyond buzzwords.

[@lil_weasel219]

Well cultural pluralism and the melting pot is what caused this feeling of unease with culture being mass consumed in the first place. Isolation to a degree but no hate or intolerance towards others

[@theKATofficial2]

yeah, say that to muslims

[@michaelhice7636]

please tell me I'm not the only one who thought that it said, "mesmerizing Vocals" instead of locals and was kept in suspense for the entire four minutes nineteen second video, but still enjoyed the piece anyways. :D

[@jabirjabir6246]

Same here man. At about three minutes in I was all like "click bait". Then I reread the title and felt dumb.

[@michaelhice7636]

for some odd reason, I see an empty comment with no name and no content... it s]doesn't even say if it's because it was deleted or not.... o.O

[@Nevir202]

LMAO same! (>_

[@soslothful]

Me too.

[@lofafnir2142]

HA! Would never have figured it out if it wasn't for your comment :D

[@Berkana]

At 0:43 you can see the precise moment when his music put the Mongol dude into a trance, transporting him back to when his ancestors roamed the steppes and hunted with eagles.

[@ridge2542]

Fun fact, they still hunt with eagles

[@comicsans7437]

@@ridge2542 Yeah, nomads still roam the steppes, and that's awesome!

[@StopFear]

What you wrote is racist garbage

[@eegiieegii4563]

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[@shandelrey08]

@@StopFear Do you even know what "Racism" is.

[@mokfive6112]

Those r actual Mongolian songs hes playing w his own twist very impressive that fist part is a song about a horse and that slow part usually can have someone singing that same melody , its very beautiful, known as the mongolian long song

[@barsaa._.]

What song is this

[@globetrekker86]

@Mok Five: The beginning sounds like “Jonon Qara’s Run”

[@mrjburton]

This guy is clearly using the force.

[@gigatrooper5098]

favorite reply!!OoO

[@sandyy-s4834]

Lol😂

[@allieburne4138]

Steve you are awesome, as a Mongol, I really respect your determination and hard work :)

[@uuguul]

Thanks a lot! :) I give my best! :)

[@regularcommentator1435]

4:10 You know the Frenchman is good when his playing even impressed the Asian lady.

[@youmadbro7529]

Mongolian lady*

[@devilhand]

@@youmadbro7529 Actually, she's a Japanese woman living in Mongolia. Married to a Mongolian guy and stayed there.

[@scottwilson8499]

@@youmadbro7529 mongolia is in asia so yes she's an asian lady

[@AS4Viking]

He looks like Rollo from Vikings when he is fed up with being a Frenchman, so he sails East

[@sskspartan]

AS4 this time he sailed even more East 😂

[@dogukanozdemir7081]

this comment is fucking golden.

[@gummel82]

AS4 But then he returns to paris and gets beaten up by gisela

[@kolsveinnskraevolding]

FUCK ROLLO. TEAM RAGNAR FOREVER.

[@EzioIlMentore]

He look more like Athelstan.

[@LoveAntifa]

Shame there is no throat singing

[@DaKussh]

my exact same thought.

[@fedorvoronovcomposer]

GabberFan you cannot see it, but he was chewing a chewing-gum, and that is the reason why

[@xerospacious4024]

Maybe he just can't do it Fedor? xD

[@160rpm]

He plays the throat singing melody on the instrument instead

[@LucasReis-ov7iw]

Why shame? He did a great job with only two strings!

[@Spookspek]

Whoever you are, whatever you do, there's always an Asian who's better than... Oh, never mind.

[@danielonenut1864]

Whenever you are, that will always be a person who will try and make a racist overused joke somewhere in the comment section

[@Spookspek]

'Tis but ironic, my dude.

[@danielonenut1864]

yes, it is

[@danielonenut1864]

10Tickle-sama This thread is has long been quite, what more am I saying that irritates you?

[@removeyourclothing9799]

Daniel oneNut Oh Jesus stop trying to act all smart you know what I meant and if not then that only explains how incompetent you are.Stop being butthurt, it's comedy

[@uuguul]

Thanks :) I'm still learning ^^

[@derunsympath]

nice divebomb at the end lol

[@thirdfakeofmoon7157]

Fuck that is you

[@JimmyNahlousVisuals]

I just learned of this instrument, and I stumbled on this video and just WOW.... and here is the guy who played it! Amazing job! are you at times wrapping your fingers around the other string without touching it? that's incredible dexterity!

[@uuguul]

Thanks a lot for your words :) ^^
I do my best! : ))

[@ryking2]

Français et vit en Mongolie ? Je suis musicien et rêve de ça ! Je veux un Morin Khuur et d'autres instruments traditionnels Mongols, je veux vivre en Mongolie. Je m'abonne à ta chaîne !

[@ImColorshock]

Who else read "mesmerizing vocals" and were wondering when he was going to start singing the whole time?

[@pokemonhacker01]

Me, fuck.

[@XXRolando2008]

LOL

[@frankalfar]

🙋‍♂️ yup me too....but wow this was great.

[@718Insomniac]

My mongolian blood started to fight my Ukrainian blood to this song

[@SkyForceOne2]

+Stan Glazunov if only you had mongol blood lol.

[@BillGoodGift]

Cyvan
Tbh everybody east of the Alps probably has Mongolian blood in them.

[@antimattercarp2720]

All orchestrated by the french of course. As is everything

[@lil_weasel219]

All Slavs do, in varying amounts

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@@bannerman9062 false mongols in mongolia dont have turk blood.

[@talknight2]

final note is metal as fuck

[@CyborgJesus69]

omg hahahaha i was waiting for it after reading your comment and then he hit it!! hahahahaha that squeal was so metal

[@sydhayran5105]

Well, he made it sound like a horse.... And horses are sacred for Mongols and Turkic people so it was a nice move from this guy, I guess.

[@StarshipTrooper4231]

Tal Sheynkman It is weird that everything "is like" and compared metal these days.

[@Diamond_Tiara]

tchaikowski, beethoven an chopin were all metalheads.

[@soslothful]

WOW!!!

[@ElectricalNoises]

This whole song I got such an image of hunting down and taming a wild horse in Mongolia. Truly amazing.

[@19640825]

I’m Mongolian but I’m not a professional musician! Looks like he’s playing like Mongolian professionals ! I like it when someone start understand real our differences thank you for doing this for us !

[@Deowane]

He's playing it like a violoncelle and sometimes it even sounds Irish. Loved it, i can feel the european influence behind this performance, amazing with this Asian instrument.

[@mishka3284]

Well a lot of people say the Morin Khuur sounds like the violin so…

[@xylonbanda]

It sounds exactly like the original tune did. Don't how you feel the European influence in it.

[@Thecircustapes]

It's a traditional Mongolian song so idk where that "irish influence" came from.

[@fionnghallselma7193]

​@@Thecircustapes Think he means by the Uilleann-esque sound it makes.
Even then, being Irish myself its too unique; I don't think a single instrument can express the variety of sounds that it makes.

[@tubalcainalhambra9627]

So fun fact, the reason why the modern morin khuur sounds so much like a cello is because of necessity. Originally, the top was a tightly stretched skin, like a banjo. The tension is pretty consistent in an environment like mongolia, but can change when you travel abroad with it, so a european violin maker was hired to redesign the instrument, resulting in what we have now

[@TheGr3nadeboy]

TFW you find Qui-Gon Jinn playing whatever that thing is...

[@khurelbatbayanbat7913]

Mátyás Varga morin khuur - it's string is actually horse tail

[@firstarsch2221]

Its a horse head fiddle

[@globetrekker86]

@@firstarsch2221 The Morin khuur feels more versatile than the cello, even

[@MrWarhulk13]

0:44 he think about the chinese village he gonna burn

[@Teadon86]

Yes, Turkey is in China.

[@vld2435]

god dammit 😂😂

[@Yumyum9]

Ahhaha

[@skylarshines7520]

Lmao- i thought we stopped our rivality against China.

[@hiimryan2388]

Skylar Shines we are are all communist there won't be a problem comrade!

[@therealzilch]

Multi-culti at its best. Thank you Mongolia. Thank you France. Thank you music around the world.

[@Antoinecoppens]

And thank you scottland for your thank you, damn, we sound like Candians now :D.

[@TheHalo1430]

French Marco Polo?

[@4lligator]

When you gotta invade Russia at 12:00 and battle the Sith at 3:00

[@succulentbatteries5682]

Lol

[@FredrikSvensson1979]

It says a lot about a culture if it can produce music of this level. It's amazing how clearly the song speaks to you and tells you it's story.

[@hellomate639]

Mongolian music is ridiculously deep. The more I listen to it, the more impressive and rich I find it.
It's this whole other spiritual world it awakens in me.

[@laratomas236]

He was a Mongolian in his previous life

[@comicsans7437]

Is that Steve Morel?

[@HughMacEachern]

I can't be the only one that jiggled the mouse at the start thinking it got froze on the playback line.

[@Skyrilla]

Yes! He did it, hah. The horse whinny at the end. That's pretty phenomenal.

[@nestormakhno5332]

We French people are like that, we use to mesmerize locals.

[@NightHealer8284]

Ba’tko!

[@Neverdyingpride]

yes you guys did, they have inspired you so much that they all decided to move to france, now there is no real white france instead it looks like African country with Eiffel tower

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

@@Neverdyingpride dont forget the tziganes

[@user-ir8gh6mc7g]

Наконец то я увидел с детства мне знакомый инструмент "одна палка два струна"!

[@erikabadu75]

In the interview he said that he had a proper lesson from the Morin huur masters in Mongolia. That is why it sounds so proper

[@bulasturubula3660]

"mesmerizing locals" well maybe cause they can appreciate the music ? No one is born a master of any form of art, it comes through work and training... They can appreciate that a foreigner is practicing their art in a good way, maybe if it's not perfect, by good i mean "positive".
When you approach a traditional form of art, you can do it the schoolish way, learn learn learn and have no sensitivity or not even like what you do. But this guy is there, in their company, having a pleasing time without any pretention.
What is there not to like here ?

[@KingOfParrots]

No matter how good the Asians are going to be at playing their instrument, there's always going to be a Frenchman who can play it better

[@aggy1230]

The Legend really? Are you the expert?

[@lizard4ever]

Uh no

[@siddbastard]

Not sure this is accurate but thanks for the pride boost, we really need it these days.

[@n0denz]

This native Finnish music is so beautiful.

[@lkhagwadorj]

Suomi Perkele

[@azdaruledits]

Finland is also part of turan

[@alext.5727]

Mongolian Van Halen!

[@zionrion5651]

Mongolian cheng iz Khan aka mong Van Halen

[@alirov2624]

Correction. Frenchman *SHREDS* on Mongolian Morin Khuur, mesmerizing locals

[@Frektelfilms]

Are we just gonna ignore the fact that Juan Pablo Montoya is in the studio?

[@dantealighieri536]

Frektel Felms your videos suck ass you lazy fuck the only things worth watching is a handful of ytpers

[@nickolaschhoeun2786]

Yes

[@Norpal]

Fuck him, I don't see him rocking out with a Morin Khuur

[@skunker52]

Yes.

[@musicals_rock]

who?

[@iron_side5674]

It has a mixture of oriental and slightly irish vibe to it, love it^^

[@sylvanbear7125]

Well, I'll not complain that a Frenchman brought the occasion, but I am grateful to learn of Mongolian music. It is marvelous, simply marvelous. I am glad the world is finally being introduced to it. .

[@Ogsonofgroo]

Wonderful! Would love to rock this up a bit with some funky bass and maybe a d'jembe, as a long-time hand drum player this sort of thing is a feast and a treat.
Cool!

[@sergejtopic2957]

0:43 chumlee from pawn stars

[@jaredsquirrels5242]

Chum Lee

[@JABS991]

It's pronounced ChumRee.

[@frankgrimes2679]

chumreee

[@Pokesus]

Mongolian Version xD

[@azerbabamiz]

1 sec shy of 4.20. coincidence? I beg to differ

[@bobblowhard8823]

Those locals sure look mesmerized!

[@aggy1230]

That's incredible!! Hats off, motherf....s!! Respect to a French man!

[@zacknicley8150]

Where can I get a shirt like the guy in the hat?

[@briankaul1201]

For real; that is a sick shirt :O

[@allieburne4138]

probably from Mongolia :)

[@thegirlwhois6128]

Rocket Number 9 it sales in Mongolia 🇲🇳

[@joewerner1059]

But does it Djent?

[@Screamer-tm6ly]

Joe Werner I doubt it

[@arvedbohn6133]

Check out The Hu ;)

[@ebleonard499]

absolute pleasure to see , uneheer goe saihan, hovor hicheengui zutgeliin gaihamshig!

[@SatisfyingJoyMotive1222]

Mongol tumnii morin huuriig uneheer deedelj, ulamjlalt uuguul togloh helberiig hadgalj uldehed Steve uneheeriin baharhaltai huvi nemer oruulj bga zaluu. Uvug deedsiin mini suns bayarlaj, baharhaj bgaad ergelzehgui bn. Ene zaluu urd nasandaa mongol hun baisnaas gartsaagui. Morin huuriig gazar ch taviuldaggui. Tuuniig Burkhan iveej eruuh boltugai.

[@SuperDogLog]

What is that instrument???? I NEED to learn how to play it.

[@ernstachterhof6481]

SuperDogLog, its mongolian instrument that called "morin khuur"

[@kathryndantonio6615]

Also called a horse head fiddle.

[@VitorMiguell]

dude, this isn't destroying, that's the natural noise it makes when you play it.

[@Alexprofiriu]

Vtmgll It says 'destroys' meaning that he is good at it.

[@VitorMiguell]

MrBlueD3V1L
why?

[@DeathBringer769]

He meant it in a good way, like slang. Sort of like how "You're sick!" can mean good or bad things depending on the context and the intent.

[@meercreate]

I believe Vtmgll is not familiar with the colloquial aspects of the english language.

[@zjemongol]

Absolutely! He is truly exceptional, serving as a great ambassador for Mongolian culture

[@kaiserhhaie841]

Just so everyone gets it:
at 0:31 it says:
Stiv Morel
Frants Ulsin Irgen
Steve Morel
French International Citizen (dont know what they were trying to say, just word by word translation)
its a mongolian tv show

[@amka_xrs]

It just says French citizen not French International citizen
International = olon ulsiin

[@Clembo]

Just like one of my Mongolian moving-painting OPs.

[@golem7492]

Am I the only one who waited for the instrument to break?

[@munkhuutsoros7596]

Go Lem yes

[@nonombre7159]

Hes french but holding the bow german style. On a mongolian instrument. How cosmopolitan.

[@kamikazeyamamoto4545]

I would love to see a video of traditionally dressed Mongolians playing Bluegrass on these instruments.
"Genghis Khan meets the Soggy Bottom Boys."

[@maryistulsafox]

we started 2 stepin...

[@Spillage66]

Excellent, but everyone was waiting for him to fucking finish!

[@Xogroroth666]

Oh man, this is so gorgeous... I been here few times, he keeps me coming back.

[@Xogroroth666]

For those not knowing, this is Mr. Steve Morel.

[@globetrekker86]

The manner, in which the Morin khuur conveys the sound of horses and camels, is eargasmic, to say the least

[@fruitebootPK]

liam neeson is that you?

[@fbn2884]

BRAVO!!!!

[@CrniWuk]

That's the most excited a Mongolian will ever be in a concert. That's how good the music is.

[@gavin3488]

So where can i get a recording of this guy? He is a gift from the eternal Blue Sky!

[@deejarvisful]

What a ghastly instrument. About as pleasing to the ear as bagpipes.

[@domsjuk]

I agree with your point on bagpipes.

[@thegirlwhois6128]

Dee Jarvis WTF you never played this instrument its really interesting fun not scary beautiful I played this for few years all my nails are gone those modern violin cello and bass is so same thing as this morin khuur

[@NecroSage]

Both of those instruments are very relaxing to me

[@Rascal77s]

The locals weren't the only ones mesmerized. Really fantastic!

[@skimble323]

it looks like he has the softest pinkest hands ever in existence.

[@noacastillo9608]

I was expecting him to break the instrument!😂😂😂 the title is misleading😂

[@johnwaggoner1782]

When he started tuning that instrument, that was when I knew....
"So _that's_ the instrument that haunts my dreams from the soundtrack of Witcher 3, the Crones of Crookback Bog."
If you've played the game, you know.

[@noeweschler8678]

YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT

[@Singedwings]

So beautiful. Thank you for this!

[@user-br7sw2cu4i]

He should try play metallica on it!!!!!

[@kieranpatrick1182]

Wow ooooooooh WOW............Hyperconsciousness Gargantua......Goosebumps of interstellar proportions.... Take a bow my main man, FAKE A BOW..... 😉😊

[@monkewithamachine-gun340]

4:10 you actually see her eyes for a second she was so impressed lol

[@user-ho1lw5by9v]

99% Mongolian
1% French

[@PaoloSoleri]

Just skipped ahead through the whole video looking for vocals. Then I reread the title.

[@bambam144]

holy horse! steve has done a great job. respect

[@MithranArkanere]

That guy is a monster! He trapped the souls of a thousand nomads and their horses in his sound-making demon box!

[@Screamer-tm6ly]

I think the souls were trapped by whoever built the instrument

[@ravensnflies8167]

who is this man who brings tears to a heart of stone and asks understanding? my screen is too blurhhhhhhhfkjnklsdnf

[@NboldN]

Steve E. Morel :)

[@flamebird2218]

I thought at first that he would literally destroy the instrument, but the contents of the video quenched my rage.

[@Crewzing6]

Came here for the vocals, stayed for the morin khuur

[@goncalooliveira3487]

The title is completely exaggerated! I mean, he played very well but he didn't destroy and he certainly didn't mesmerize the locals. Like, they are masters, playing well isn't good enough for them...

[@TheBirdThatWhistles]

dude should join a post-rock band

[@kimsherlock888]

Frenchman a skilled rendition with energy but not soul

[@kimsherlock888]

Meaning you are fantastic but I like the traditional way. I Should go away now

[@gkw9882]

A very nice piece indeed. But I wonder why anyone would say 'destroys' when describing it? What exactly does he destroy? Our ignorant resistance to an unusual musical instrument? Or is BDRL conspiring to destroy our collective vocabulary?

[@rehabjoebuffet9892]

I think this could be integrated into a bluegrass band really well!

[@huiledenoix8014]

Yeah i find very often that mongolian music sounds like american folk music

[@sirorlandodecorsica6210]

Every time I search for this I type "Frenchman destroys mongolian" and chuckle.

[@Viktir123]

Musical level: Asian mastery. (Achievement unlocked).

[@whiterottenrabbit]

Apocalyptica should totally take this guy on tour!

[@mandu9520]

My recommendations led here, I wonder how long youtube will be recommending me weird ass Mongolian instrument videos now.

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

lol, when a western metalhead meets a traditional eastern instrument

[@matthewharvey8755]

First off that is the craziest play I've ever seen! Second his arm looks like an inkjet printer hard at work!

[@ixxxq]

1:23 woman is like "wtf is he doin...oh,ok l-)"

[@khasherdenetumuruu3523]

Dude there is no Mongolian humans here but I’m the only Mongolian person I think and this song is most viewed song on UA-cam.

[@Gichanasa]

This is a great performance of a majestic composition. Is it a traditional Mongolian piece?

[@DarukaEon]

The bowing technique is pretty interesting. To change tension on the... horsehairs?

[@mistaflexshot4698]

i was waiting for the throat singing anyway lol , good one mate!