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Giannis Papaioannou

Folk music
Traditional music
Giannis Papaioannou, born on January 18, 1913 in Kios, Ottoman Empire, was a Greek composer, performer, and lyricist of the rebetiko. From 1937 to 1939, he performed nearly every night at an Athens club alongside Markos Vamvakaris and Stélios Keromýtis. Papaioannou's prolific career in the 1940s yielded numerous compositions, including classics such as "Πεντε Ελληνες στον Αδη", "Καπεταν Ανδρεας Ζεππος", and "Φοβάμαι μη σε χάσω". Despite the modernization of Greek tavern music in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Papaioannou continued to perform traditional rebetiko in select Athens...
Songs
Φαληριώτισσα (Faliriotissa)
Φαληριώτισσα (Faliriotissa)Giannis Papaioannou

Η Ελλάδα του Γιάννη Παπαϊωάννου

2:38

Βαδίζω και παραμιλώ (Vadizo kai paramilo)
Βαδίζω και παραμιλώ (Vadizo kai paramilo)Giannis Papaioannou

Η Ελλάδα του Γιάννη Παπαϊωάννου

3:03

Εσύ αν είσαι πονηρή (Esy an eisai poniri)
Εσύ αν είσαι πονηρή (Esy an eisai poniri)Giannis Papaioannou and Rita Sakellariou

Ta Prota Mou Tragoudia 1968 - 1972

2:51

Ο μαστραπάς (O mastrapas)
Ο μαστραπάς (O mastrapas)Giannis Papaioannou

Oi Rebetodeinosavroi

2:48

Πέντε Έλληνες στον Άδη (Pente Ellines ston Adi)
Πέντε Έλληνες στον Άδη (Pente Ellines ston Adi)Odisseas Moshonas and Giannis Papaioannou

Η Ελλάδα του Γιάννη Παπαϊωάννου

3:07

Ο καψούρης (O kapsouris)
Ο καψούρης (O kapsouris)Odisseas Moshonas, Giannis Papaioannou and Stellakis Perpiniadis

Η Ελλάδα του Γιάννη Παπαϊωάννου

3:08