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Medias de seda · Francisco Canaro · 1925

Francisco CanarotangoOdeon
Music by José Bohr, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1925–1959.

Who recorded it

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Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1925

  1. Francisco Canaro1925
  2. Jorge Caldara1959

Pinned at 1925 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: Early recordings, 1915–1926

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Bohr
Words
Juan Andrés Caruso
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Jorge Caldara’s 1959 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1925 to 1959.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Medias de seda · Francisco Canaro · 1925 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMedias de sedaFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon1925
  2. Jorge CaldaraMedias de sedaJorge Caldarainstrumentaltango1959
  3. José BohrNot in our catalogue1927
  4. Xavier CugatNot in our catalogue1936
  5. Xavier CugatNot in our catalogue

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Francisco Canaro

Medias de sedaFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon

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