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Confesión · Aníbal Troilo · 1947

Music by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–2005.
1930: 1 · danced 4 times1936: 1 · danced 6 times1947: 1 · danced 58 times1949: 1 · danced 6 times1958: 2 · danced 2 times1965: 2 · danced 0 times2005: 1 · danced 0 times
1930’40’50’60’70’80’902005
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1930: 1, 4; 1936: 1, 6; 1947: 1, 58; 1949: 1, 6; 1958: 2, 2; 1965: 2, 0; 2005: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1930 and 1949.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Confesión · Aníbal Troilo · 1947 was sung by Floreal Ruiz.† Confesión · Aníbal Troilo · 1947 is a tango.† Confesión · Aníbal Troilo · 1947 lasts 03:22.† Confesión · Aníbal Troilo · 1947: Part of the first record Troilo released in 1947, two Discépolo numbers; picked for its syncopation and emotional complexity. and A Discépolo song on the other side of Gira, gira; a personal favourite of both hosts. Dag said they had not heard much Ruiz that night.††

Credit

Music
Enrique Santos Discepolo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedFloreal Ruiz · RCA Victor · Apr 29
    58 dances
    1947
  2. Miguel CalóMarga Fontana · Odeon Colombia
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdOdeon · Dec 12
    4 dances
    1930
  4. Francisco CanaroMario Alonso · Odeon · Jul 21
    6 dances
    1949
  5. Armando PontierJulio Sosa · CBS Columbia · Jul 4
    1 dance
    1958
  6. Enrique Santos Discepolo
    6 dances
    1936
  7. Ases Del TangoRodolfo Lesica · Mar 13
    1 dance
    1958
  8. Enrique MoraRaúl Ledesma · Jul 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  9. Orquesta Típica ImperialOmar Garré · Jul 26
    Not danced on film yet
    2005

Danced to it

Music from 1947 · danced on film 2007–2025

20072025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2008: 1, 2012: 3, 2013: 5, 2014: 2, 2015: 4, 2016: 3, 2017: 4, 2018: 3, 2019: 6, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 2, 2025: 2

Dante Sánchez & Roxana SuárezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2007Bratislava Tango Festival · 2024 · 4:00

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sOctavio Fernández & Luna Palacios2008
  2. The 2010sFacundo de la Cruz & Noelia Hurtado2019
  3. The 2020sDante Sánchez & Roxana SuárezBratislava Tango Festival · 2024

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    2 performances
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2Dime mi amorJuan D'Arienzo, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3DerrotadoCarlos Di Sarli, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4PrisioneroRodolfo Biagi, 1943 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. 5La taperaEdgardo Donato, 1936 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. 6Llevátelo todoAlfredo De Angelis, 1951 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7Ya no cantas másFrancisco Canaro, 1934 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8El toritoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1950 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

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Singers1

Sung by Floreal Ruiz

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Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:22

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Audio feature 123.0

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Audio feature -20.2

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Notes2

Part of the first record Troilo released in 1947, two Discépolo numbers; picked for its syncopation and emotional complexity.

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A Discépolo song on the other side of Gira, gira; a personal favourite of both hosts. Dag said they had not heard much Ruiz that night.

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Vocal1

Vocal sung

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Listen

  1. ConfesiónFrancisco Canaro1930

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