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La madrugada · Juan D'Arienzo · 1944

Music by Ángel Maffia, lyrics by Catulo Castillo. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–2003.
1929: 1 · danced 0 times1944: 2 · danced 53 times2003: 1 · danced 0 times
1929’40’50’60’70’80’902003
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1929: 1, 0; 1944: 2, 53; 2003: 1, 0

La madrugada · Juan D'Arienzo · 1944 was sung by Alberto Echague.† La madrugada · Juan D'Arienzo · 1944 is a tango.† La madrugada · Juan D'Arienzo · 1944 lasts 02:37.† La madrugada · Juan D'Arienzo · 1944: Chosen partly to hear Héctor Varela's bandoneón counter-melody under Echagüe.†

Credit

Music
Ángel Maffia
Lyrics
Catulo Castillo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Sep 21
    44 dances
    1944
  2. Pedro LaurenzCarlos Bermúdez · Odeon · Apr 26
    9 dances
    1944
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 17
    Not danced on film yet
    1929
  4. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    2003

Danced to it

Music from 1944 · danced on film 2002–2025

20022025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2002: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 3, 2013: 6, 2014: 2, 2015: 5, 2016: 3, 2017: 5, 2018: 2, 2019: 5, 2020: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 4, 2025: 7

Sebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2005Riga Tango Fiesta · 2014 · 2:38

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJavier Rodríguez & Carlos Gavito & Geraldine Rojas2002
  2. The 2010sSebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezRiga Tango Fiesta · 2014
  3. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Maria Bélen2024

Where it is danced

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

  1. Círculo TrovadorVicente López
    1 performance
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Often paired with

Our data: filmed Performances on TangoTube that danced both, and DJs' public tandas on TangoCloud that hold both.

  1. MadrecitaEdgardo Donato, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. Tu boca mintióJuan D'Arienzo, 1951 · danced together in 2 Performances

In other catalogues9

tango.info · 02480002761242-1-1

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tango.info · 02480002101123-3-125

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tango.info · 02480002003120-1-11

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tango.info · 02480002027751-1-4

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tango.info · 00743217050320-3-3

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tango.info · 02480002331001-1-4

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tango.info · 02480002333715-1-1

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tango.info · 00743212215229-1-4

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tango.info · 00743216335923-1-3

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Singers1

Sung by Alberto Echague (the catalogue credits Alberto Echagüe)

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 02:37

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Audio feature12

Audio feature 126.0

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Audio feature 0.956

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Audio feature D

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Audio feature minor

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Audio feature 0.714

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Audio feature -19.3

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Audio feature 0.382

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Audio feature 0.36

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Audio feature 0.435

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Audio feature 0.024

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.542

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Notes1

Chosen partly to hear Héctor Varela's bandoneón counter-melody under Echagüe.

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Listen

  1. La madrugadaFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1929

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