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La novia ausente · Francisco Canaro · 1933

Francisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
Music by Guillermo Barbieri, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1966.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1933

  1. Alfredo De AngelisJulio Martel1947
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1933
  3. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche1966

Pinned at 1933 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Maida, 1933–1938

La novia ausente · Francisco Canaro · 1933 was sung by Ernesto Famá.†† La novia ausente · Francisco Canaro · 1933 is a tango.† La novia ausente · Francisco Canaro · 1933 lasts 03:09.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

5 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Guillermo Barbieri
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1947 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1933 to 1966.
1930’40’50’60
Recordings of La novia ausente · Francisco Canaro · 1933 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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  1. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedLa novia ausenteAlfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon
    4 dances
    1947
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdLa novia ausenteFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1933
  3. Armando PontierLa novia ausenteArmando PontierRoberto Goyenechetango
    No match yet
    1966
  4. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Mar 91933
  5. Raúl Miguel GarelloNot in our catalogueRoberto Rufino · Oct 261970
  6. Luis CardeiNot in our catalogue
  7. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Francisco Canaro

La novia ausenteFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Ernesto FamáJul 26, 1933

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 02480002152279-1-6

tango.info · 02480002152910-1-14

tango.info · 02480002040736-1-10

tango.info · 02480002007050-1-14

tango.info · 02480002115922-1-6

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:09

Audio feature14

Audio feature 126.0

Audio feature 0.943

Audio feature E

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.782

Audio feature -25.1

Audio feature 0.375

Audio feature 0.334

Audio feature 0.214

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.784

Audio feature 126.2

Audio feature 63.1

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. La novia ausenteFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá

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