BROTHERHOOD PONTION TORONTO
PANAGIA SOUMELA
About the Pontic Lyra
The Pontic lyra is a 3 stringed musical instrument played primarily by those whose origins lay in the Pontus region of north eastern Turkey, those who reside in the northern parts of Greece, and also people from many other parts of the world. It is also known as the Pontian lyra, Pontic fiddle or kemenche. It is without doubt the musical instrument which defines Pontic Greek culture, and has a very distinct melody unlike any other instrument. The Pontic lyra comprises a narrow box shaped body which includes a neck and a pegbox, and a soundboard which covers the body. The body is either made by hollowing out a single piece of wood, or by gluing pieces together. The best lyra are said to be made of extremely dense woods such as plum, mulberry and walnut. Cedar is sometimes also used. The soundboard is made of pine or spruce.
Side view of a Pontic lyra
Lyra Players - Λυράρηδες
Γιάννης Θεοφιλακτίδης Yiannis Theofilaktidis
Ανέστης Κεραμιδόπουλος Anestis Keramidopoulos
Μιλτιάδης Καραμανλίδης Miltiadis Karamanlidis
Γιώργος Κωνσταντινίδης Yiorgos Konstantinidis
Χριστίνα Κοτσαμποϊκίδης Christina Kotsaboikidis
Γιάννης Μιχαηλίδης John Mihailidis
Παρασκευάς Παπαδόπουλος Paraskevas Papadopoulos
Κώστας Παπαδόπουλοσς Kostas Papadopoulos
Νίκος Πετρίδης Nikos Petridis
Τριαντάφυλλος Τσαχουρίδης Triantafillos Tsahouridis
Γιώργος Τσιλφίδης Yiorgos Tsilfidis
Ιωάννης Τσορακλίδης John Tsoraklidis
Νίκος Ξανθόπουλος Nick Xanthopoulos
Γιάννης Ξανθόπουλος Yiannis Xanthopoulos
Γεώργος ΠαπαδόπουλοςGeorge Papadopoulos
Θανάσσης ΠαπαδόπουλοςThanassis Papadopoulos
Κώστας ΤσιλφίδηςKostas Tsilfidis
ΜουσικοίMusicians
Αναστάσιος Ακριτίδης (Κιθάρα)Anastasios Akritidis (Guitar)
Λεί Κλαϊν(Κιθάρα)Leigh Cline (Guitar)
Κώστας Κωνσταντινίδης (Πλήκτρα) Kostas Konstantinidis (Keyboards)
Θέμης Μισαηλίδης(Κιθάρα)Themis Misailidis (Guitar)
Κώστας Ναρλίδης (Μπουζούκι)Kostas Narlidis (Bouzouki)
Θεόδωρος Παπαδόπουλος(Ντράμς)Theodoro Papadopoulos (Drums)
Αντώνης Παπαδόπουλος(Ντράμς)Antonis Papadopoulos (Drums)
Νίκος Ζαρομιτίδης(Ακορντεόν) Nikos Zaromitidis(Accordian)
Daouli Players -Νταουλτζήδες
Singers and Musicians - Tραγουδιστές και Μουσικοί