Oghlan Bakhshi—Traditional Music of Turkmenistan

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Carriage Barn Music Series presents Traditional Music of Turkmenistan with Oghlan Bakhshi.

Mohammad Geldi Geldi Nejad, known by the title Oghlan Bakhshi, is one of the world’s most prominent Turkmen singers and players of Dutar, a long-necked two-stringed lute. When he was 9 years old, due to his bright talent and ability, Turkmen music authorities granted him the title Oghlan Bakhshi, meaning a person who has mastered the art of playing dutar and singing at a young age. He is only the second person in the last century to receive this title after the great master of Turkmen music Sakhi Jepbarov. Now based in the United States, Oghlan Bahkshi strives to conserve the rich musical traditions of Turkmenistan while introducing them to new audiences around the world.

Event recording will remain available on Twitch for re-streaming for 14 days. Please join us in-person or online. A short Q&A will follow the performance. Facebook event. 

COVID Protocol
Online streaming event is free and open to all. Bennington College students, faculty and staff are invited to join this event in person in the Deane Carriage Barn. Guests may also attend in person by arrangement. Bennington College requires that all guests be vaccinated and have the appropriate vaccine booster. To enter into a building on campus, guests are asked to complete a visitor form—ideally 24 hours before their arrival. Visitors who have not completed this form must show their ID & vaccination card before entering any campus buildings. Masking indoors is required in all shared spaces.