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Orchestra

Quintin Verdu

25 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1950, with 8 singers.
1940: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 1 · danced 0 times1943: 5 · danced 0 times1944: 3 · danced 0 times1946: 2 · danced 0 times1947: 2 · danced 0 times1948: 1 · danced 0 times1949: 3 · danced 0 times1950: 7 · danced 0 times
1940’501950
records made· our catalogue

1940: 1, 0; 1942: 1, 0; 1943: 5, 0; 1944: 3, 0; 1946: 2, 0; 1947: 2, 0; 1948: 1, 0; 1949: 3, 0; 1950: 7, 0

Quintin Verdu: Paris tango musicians played differently for a European audience than for specialists: Verdú's band, known for sweet music, recorded wild, syncopated, Argentine-sounding tangos under the name 'orchestra of English tangos'.†

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Singers over the years

First to last recording together · source: TangoCloud catalogue · tap a bar for the takes · Every singer and orchestra

19421950
  1. Agustín Duarte1947–1949 · 2
  2. André Claveau1943 · 1
  3. André Derval1942 · 1
  4. Claudie Gil1949 · 2
  5. Henri Decker1946 · 1
  6. Lucio Lamberto1947–1950 · 5
  7. Robert Rodriguez1946–1948 · 2
  8. Roberto Rodriguez1944–1950 · 2

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Paris tango musicians played differently for a European audience than for specialists: Verdú's band, known for sweet music, recorded wild, syncopated, Argentine-sounding tangos under the name 'orchestra of English tangos'.

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  1. Lis-moi dans la main, tziganeQuintin Verdu · no clip yet1940
  2. Loin de toiQuintin Verdu · André Derval · no clip yet1942
  3. J'ai pleuré sur tes pasQuintin Verdu · no clip yet1943
  4. C'était une histoire d'amourQuintin Verdu1943
  5. Canto lejanoQuintin Verdu · no clip yet1943
  6. J'ai pleuré sur tes pasQuintin Verdu · André Claveau · no clip yet1943
  7. AmparitoQuintin Verdu · no clip yet1943
  8. A qui la fauteQuintin Verdu · no clip yet1944
  9. Lettre d'amourQuintin Verdu · no clip yet1944
  10. TorrenteQuintin Verdu · Roberto Rodriguez · no clip yet1944
  11. DouchkaQuintin Verdu · Robert Rodriguez · no clip yet1946
  12. UnoQuintin Verdu · Henri Decker · no clip yet1946

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