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Por limosna no · Orlando Tripodi · 1959

Orlando TripodiJorge Durántango
Music by Ernesto Rossi, Pascual Otero. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1956–1959.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Carlos Figari, 1956

  1. Carlos FigariEnrique Dumas1956
  2. Orlando TripodiJorge Durán1959

Pinned at 1959 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Orlando Tripodi recordings indexed 1959

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Ernesto Rossi, Pascual Otero
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Orlando Tripodi’s 1959 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1956 to 1959.
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Recordings of Por limosna no · Orlando Tripodi · 1959 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 · 4 more we know of

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

  1. Carlos FigariEarliest we holdPor limosna noCarlos FigariEnrique Dumastango1956
  2. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogueJorge Casal · Oct 301956
  3. Orlando TripodiPor limosna noOrlando TripodiJorge Durántango1959
  4. Nina MirandaNot in our catalogue
  5. Carlos Di SarliNot in our catalogueJorge Durán
  6. Armando CupoNot in our catalogueAlberto Morán

One recording

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Orlando Tripodi

Por limosna noOrlando TripodiJorge Durántango

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  1. Por limosna noCarlos FigariEnrique Dumas

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