Lazarus Hatzinis

Born in 1880 in Fárassa, Cappadocia, Asia Minor. He attended two classes in the primary school. In 1914, he moved to Sinasós, Cappadocia where he worked as a broker. He joined the Turkish army for three years. His wife was from Sinasós. They had three sons. After the Population Exchange they moved to Moschato (near Piraeus).

Source: Melpo Merlier Music Folklore Archive / CD Songs of Cappadocia

Songs

Τραγούδια της Καππαδοκίας
  • SongCappadocia / KonyaFarasaEaster Song

Easter Song

  • Πασχαλινό ♦ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier, founder of the “Music Folklore Archive”. Easter dances in Fárassa went on for a week and continued, to a lesser extent, until Ascension Day. All the villagers participated, dancing in house-yards, terraces, squares, etc. The introductory [...]
Τραγούδια της Καππαδοκίας
  • SongCappadocia / KonyaFarasaEpiphany Carol, Ritual Song

Pilgrim’s Song

  • Λατρευτικό τραγούδι των Φώτων ⬥ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier. This song was devotional. The pilgrims used to sing it on Epiphany while walking to the chapel of St. John the Chrysostom a one hour’s walk from Fárassa. They sang it again on [...]
Τραγούδια της Καππαδοκίας
  • SongCappadocia / KonyaFarasaReligious, Literary

Pilgrim’s Song

  • Χορευτικό πομπικό τραγούδι ⬥ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier. This song from Fárassa is related to the local celebration of St. Basil and was sung and danced on New Year’s Eve, while the pilgrims walked on the path leading to the so-called caves [...]
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Records

Τραγούδια της Καππαδοκίας
  • AlbumCD2002Friends of the Melpo Merlier Music Folklore Archives

Songs of Cappadocia

Production: Friends of the Melpo Merlier Music Folklore Archives. Fifteen recordings from 1930 with the authentic Cappadocian singers (recording by Melpo Merlier) and twelve new recordings -based on the original- from 2001, with musical supervision by Socrates Sinopoulos.
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