Ioannis Papaioannou

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Ioannis Papaioannou (January 18, 1913 - August 3, 1972) was a famous Greek musician and composer. most active in the 1940's, he wrote many songs, some of which are today considered classics of the rebetiko style. These include: Pente Ellines Ston Adi, Kapetan Andreas Zeppo, Prin To Charama Monachos, and Fovamai Mi Se Chaso. His style retains much of the musical quality of the classical rebetika of the likes of Markos Vamvakaris, although the thematic content of the lyrics tends not to focus as much on the typically dark topics of earlier rebetika; i.e. drugs, death and prison.

[edit] Sources

• Gail Holst: "Road to Rembetika" (book)
• http://www.rebetikorow.com/papa.htm