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Taquito militar · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · 1954

Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)milongaOdeon
Music by Mariano Mores. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1952–2014.

Who recorded it

Every version13

Earliest we hold: Mariano Mores, 1952

  1. Aníbal Troilo1954
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1954
  3. Armando Pontier1958
  4. José Sala1954
  5. Orquesta Francini-Pontier19531973
  6. Donato Racciatti1980

Pinned at 1954 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) recordings indexed 1940–1964

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

10 orchestras recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Mariano Mores
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)’s 1964 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 13 recordings of this song by 10 orchestras, 1952 to 2014.
1950’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Taquito militar · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · 1954 by year, taller the more they are danced · 13 of 13 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

13 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 22 more we know of

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  1. Aníbal TroiloTaquito militarAníbal TroilomilongaTK
    No match yet
    1954
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Taquito militarQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)milongaOdeon
    No match yet
    1954
  3. Armando PontierTaquito militarArmando PontierinstrumentalmilongaCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1958
  4. José SalaTaquito militarJosé SalamilongaColumbia
    No match yet
    1954
  6. Donato RacciattiTaquito militarDonato Racciattimilonga
    No match yet
    1980
  7. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Most dancedTaquito militarQuinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)milongaColumbia
    4 dances
    1964
  8. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroTaquito militarOrquesta Típica Fernández Fierrotango
    No match yet
    2003
  10. Sexteto VisceralTaquito militarSexteto Visceralmilonga
    No match yet
    2014
  11. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueDec 71953
  12. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogue1954
  13. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueMay 281954
  14. Mariano MoresNot in our catalogueMay 61958
  15. Alberto CaraccioloNot in our catalogue1960
  16. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue1973
  17. Horacio Salgán, Ubaldo Aquiles De LioNot in our catalogueMar 71981
  18. María GrañaNot in our catalogue1984
  19. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2000
  20. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2005

One recording

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

Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)

Taquito militarQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)milongaOdeon

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Recorded the same day

What else Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) recorded on May 28, 1954.

  1. A su majestadQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon

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