Nikolas and Konstantinos Singerov - Pontic Medley

Footage from an informal recording session in the village of Chernigovka, Abkhazia. July 2014 Censuses show that the number of Greeks in Abkhazia dropped from around 14,500 in 1989 to just 1,486 in 2003, most migrating to Greece during the 1992-1993 war. The Singerov brothers are two of the only musicians left in the small Pontic Greek community in the region. Over moonshine and cucumbers they recalled a number of pieces that were once popular at weddings and gatherings. Nikolas on Pontic lyra and Kons