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Istanbul Tango Festival

Istanbul Tango Festival is a tango event in Istanbul, with editions from 2006 to 2025.† Most filmed there: Sabrina Veliz, Ruben Veliz, Lucila Cionci, Juana Sepulveda, and Daiana Guspero.†

The music danced here

The recordings most danced here, on film. The bar is how often each is still danced everywhere we index.

  1. El Yaguarón

    Rodolfo Biagi · Instrumental

    123 dances
    1940

  2. Viejo portón

    Rodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez

    556 dances
    1938

  3. Destino de flor

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio

    98 dances
    1957

  4. Reliquias porteñas

    Francisco Canaro · Instrumental

    552 dances
    1938

  5. Volver

    Hugo Diaz

    27 dances
    1975

  6. La mariposa

    Orquesta Forever Tango

    40 dances
    2008

  7. La serenata

    Ricardo Tanturi · Alberto Castillo

    216 dances
    1941

  8. Campo afuera

    Rodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez

    215 dances
    1939

  9. Y todavia te quiero

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio

    102 dances
    1956

  10. Todo

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino

    42 dances
    1943

  11. Con flauta y guitarra

    Héctor Varela · Rodolfo Lesica, Armando Laborde

    70 dances
    1960

  12. Cabeza de novia

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    199 dances
    1938

  13. Rie payaso

    Juan D'Arienzo · Carlos Casares

    451 dances
    1940

  14. Milonga del 83

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Reynal

    387 dances
    1940

  15. El flete

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    306 dances
    1936

  16. Pata ancha

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    364 dances
    1957

  17. Esta noche de luna

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel

    300 dances
    1955

  18. Recuerdo

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    407 dances
    1944

  19. Maldonado

    Pedro Laurenz · Alberto Podestá

    118 dances
    1943

  20. Cachirulo

    Aníbal Troilo · Instrumental

    185 dances
    1941

Years

Each year we hold, with its champions where the results name them

  • 2025Istanbul12 filmed
  • 2024Istanbul3 filmed
  • 2022Istanbul1 filmed
  • 2021Istanbul4 filmed
  • 2020Istanbul3 filmed
  • 2019Istanbul1 filmed
  • 2017Istanbul3 filmed
  • 2016Istanbul9 filmed
  • 2015Istanbul17 filmed
  • 2014Istanbul20 filmed
  • 2013Istanbul31 filmed
  • 2012Istanbul4 filmed
  • 2011Istanbul11 filmed
  • 2010Istanbul4 filmed
  • 2008Istanbul3 filmed
  • 2007Istanbul1 filmed
  • 2006Istanbul1 filmed

What we don't know yet3 of 6 known

Who organises it, a website, a picture.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Held at1

Held at Istanbul

Single source

Located in1

Located in Istanbul

Single source

Dates3

July 5, 2013

Sources disagree

July 8, 2012

Sources disagree

June 16, 2017

Sources disagree
Where
Istanbul, Turkey

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Its videos on TangoTube · 211 videos

Listen

  1. El YaguarónRodolfo Biagi1940
  2. Viejo portónRodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez1938
  3. Destino de florCarlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio1957
  4. Campo afueraRodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez1939
  5. La mariposaOrquesta Forever Tango2008
  6. Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro1938
  7. La serenataRicardo Tanturi · Alberto Castillo1941
  8. VolverHugo Diaz1975
  9. Con flauta y guitarraHéctor Varela · Rodolfo Lesica, Armando Laborde1960
  10. Rie payasoJuan D'Arienzo · Carlos Casares1940
  11. El fleteJuan D'Arienzo1936
  12. Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Reynal1940

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