DUSHANBE, April 8, 2016, Asia-Plus -- As a part of the U.S. Embassy Cultural Program, with the support of the U.S. State Department Bureau on Educational and Cultural Affairs in partnership with American Voices, the American musical group The Exchange will visit Tajikistan from April 11-17, 2016.

The U.S. Embassy is sponsoring a free concert in Dushanbe on April 16 at 16:00 at the VEFA Center Concert Hall.

Tajikistan will be the final country on The Exchange’s Tour to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

The Exchange is an American vocal harmony group from New York.

Founded in 2012 by Rochester, NY native Aaron Sperber, The Exchange is a cappella band from the United States.  The group consists of Sperber, Alfredo Austin, Christopher Diaz, Jamal Moore, and Richard Steighner.  The band was a finalist on Season 5 of NBC''s musical reality television show “The Sing-Off” and also performed as the Backstreet Boys'' opening act during the 2014 “In a World Like This” European tour.

Sperber, Moore, and Steighner were also each contestant on Season 3 of the “The Sing-Off.”  Sperber and Moore competed with the University of Rochester YellowJackets while Steighner was a member of Denver, Colorado based group Urban Method.  Diaz served in a coaching role on the show.