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Istanbul

Istanbul: Tango arrives in Istanbul through Pera (Beyoğlu); Belge dates it after World War I and gives no year, Istanbul: dancing masters, mainly Armenians and other non-Muslim minorities, opened dance schools in almost every part of the city, and tango was the most popular dance taught, and Istanbul: A wedding in Çankırı, Samsun or Denizli rarely started without La Cumparsita, and the bride and groom were expected to dance it.†

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 Tigre Millán

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Reynal

    317 dances
    1940

  2. Mandria

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    527 dances
    1939

  3. Cabeza de novia

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    198 dances
    1938

  4. Estampa de varón

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    403 dances
    1938

  5. Nochero soy

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    410 dances
    1956

  6. Pobre flor

    Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante, Julio Martel

    378 dances
    1946

  7. Reliquias porteñas

    Francisco Canaro · Instrumental

    547 dances
    1938

  8. Paciencia

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    460 dances
    1970

  9. Mi dolor

    Juan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos

    351 dances
    1972

  10. Rie payaso

    Juan D'Arienzo · Carlos Casares

    449 dances
    1940

  11. La cicatriz

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    513 dances
    1939

  12. Dichas que viví

    Rodolfo Biagi · Andrés Falgás

    528 dances
    1939

  13. Cachirulo

    Aníbal Troilo · Instrumental

    184 dances
    1941

  14. Una fija

    Carlos Di Sarli · Instrumental

    307 dances
    1954

  15. Que tiempo aquel

    Francisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar

    340 dances
    1938

  16. Seguime si podés

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    55 dances
    1945

  17. Meta fierro

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    281 dances
    1939

  18. Don Agustín Bardi

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    307 dances
    1961

  19. La milonga de Buenos Aires

    Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · Instrumental

    387 dances
    1947

  20. Viejo portón

    Rodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez

    545 dances
    1938

What we don't know yet1 of 2 known

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Held at7

Istanbul Tango Fiesta — held at Istanbul

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Istanbul Tango Ritual — held at Istanbul

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TanGo To Istanbul — held at Istanbul

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SULTANS OF ISTANBUL — held at Istanbul

Single source

Otra Milonga — held at Istanbul

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Istanbul Tango Festival — held at Istanbul

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Istanbul-Express — held at Istanbul

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Located in7

Istanbul Tango Fiesta — located in Istanbul

Single source

Istanbul Tango Ritual — located in Istanbul

Single source

TanGo To Istanbul — located in Istanbul

Single source

SULTANS OF ISTANBUL — located in Istanbul

Single source

Otra Milonga — located in Istanbul

Single source

Istanbul Tango Festival — located in Istanbul

Single source

Istanbul-Express — located in Istanbul

Single source

Notes3

Tango arrives in Istanbul through Pera (Beyoğlu); Belge dates it after World War I and gives no year

Single source

Istanbul: dancing masters, mainly Armenians and other non-Muslim minorities, opened dance schools in almost every part of the city, and tango was the most popular dance taught

Single source

Istanbul: A wedding in Çankırı, Samsun or Denizli rarely started without La Cumparsita, and the bride and groom were expected to dance it

Single source

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