Pontian singer Alexis Parcharidis and lyra player Christos Tiktapanidis entertain members and guests at the Pontian Clubhouse, Komneni. Songs from the homeland, Pontos, in native Pontian Greek are sung throughout clubhouses across North America and other diaspora communities around the world. This social gathering is popularly known as a ”Mouhapet”, or in its traditional Pontian Greek term, a “Parakath”—image courtesy of Eleftherios Kostans.
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