Works
Tsaous is to be heard on at least fifteen recordings made between 1936 and 1937. The first twelve songs listed below were his own compositions. These songs have a truly idiosyncratic character, and resemble no other songs of the period in their melodic language, their subtle use of metre, and their use of intervals unusual in contemporary recordings. A further two songs were credited to Panagiotis Tountas, one more to Giorgos Kamvisis. The first six were sung by Antonis Kalyvopoulos, the following eight by Stellakis, and the last by Roza Eskenazi. Tsaous was band leader on at least the first twelve songs. He played three different instruments on his recordings (see previous section), none of which was a bouzouki, although the record labels often mention bouzoukia.
- Pénte mánges ston Piréa (Πέντε μάγκες στον Πειραία) – Five manges in Piraeus
- Iovan Tsaous (Γιοβάν Τσαούς)
- Paraponioúnte i mánges (Παραπονιούνται οι μάγκες) – The manges are complaining
- Katádikos (Κατάδικος) – Convict
- I Eleni i zontochira (Η Ελένη η ζωντοχήρα) – 'leni the divorcée
- O Prezákias (Ο πρεζάκιας) – The Junkie
- Vlámissa (Βλάμισσα) – Girlfriend
- Diamánto alaniára (Διαμάντω αλανιάρα) – Diamanto, tramp
- Gelasménos (Γελασμένος) – Fooled
- Mángissa (Μάγκισσα) – Mángas girl
- Se mia mikroúla (Σε μια μικρούλα) – To a little girl
- Drosáti Pelopónnisos (Δροσάτη Πελοπόννησος) – In the cool Peloponnese
- Egó thélo pringipéssa (Εγώ θέλω πριγκηπέσσα) – I want a princess (Panagiotis Tountas)
- I Varvára (Η Βαρβάρα) (Toundas) – Barbara (Panagiotis Tountas)
- Yia na kséreis (Γιά να ξέρεις) – You ought to know (Giorgos Kamvisis)
Tsaous' wife Katerina Charmoutzi (Κατερίνα Χαρμουτζή) was probably involved in writing the lyrics of Tsaous' songs.
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