Broadway and Beyond
Global Music Collective is excited to announce that we have completed a HUGE program in Turkmenistan to share music from Broadway, pop, hip hop, and beyond! We are proud recipients of a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat to fund the program that brought us all over the country for five concerts across Ashgabat, Turkmenbashy, Balkanabat, and Dashoguz.
We are proud to have teamed up with the Turkmen State Symphony conducted by the amazing Rasul Klychev. Additionally, we worked with Youth Choirs from the Specialized School of the Arts of the Balkan Velayat and the Specialized School of the Arts named after M. Garlyyev in Dashoguz.
The program ran January 13-24, 2025 and incorporated some amazing local artists who play dutar and perform Kushtdepdi, part of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Our program featured American artists Kate Bass, Aaron Young, and Richie “Robot” Steighner to represent Broadway, opera, hip hop, pop, and beatbox. The wide variety of skills allowed us to perform workshops to show how theatre and music are evolving to include many styles.
UPDATE:
The program was incredible! We collaborated with local stars Dovran Shammyyev, Munisa Hudaybergenova, Sohbet Annamyradov, Bahar Durdyyeva, and Elchin Gulamov. We even wrote brand new songs (with music videos on the way) with Dovran based on the poetry of Magtymguly and recorded them with Bayram Nazarov. The Wind and Father/Son (I’ll Remember You) are coming soon! Thank you especially to the talented sign language interpreter Gulnur Bashiyeva.
Special thanks: Kate Bass, Aaron Young, Maysa Niyazova, Nona Majidi
Richard Steighner Credits
- Performer
- Music Arranger (various songs)
- Project Co-Manager (with Kate Bass)
- Budget coordinator
- Show Co-Producer (with Kate Bass, Maysa Niyazova)
- Music Video Co-Director (with Kate Bass, Maysa Niyazova)
- Songwriter (Father/Son)
