Anestis Aivazidis (Gr: Ανέστης Αϊβαζίδης) was born in 1926 in Colkhiko, a town situated 28km from Thessaloniki in Greece. His ancestors were from the village Argali in Trabzon (Gr: Τραπεζούντα).
He begam playing the Pontic lyra (aka Kemence) at the age of 10 under the guidance of his brother and father. He was an excellent musician with a charismatic voice and also a role model and inspiration for younger musicians. He died on the 19th of September 2016.
Source: pontianlyrics.gr