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Retintín · Francisco Canaro · 1938

Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 14 recordings in our catalogue, 1918–1977.
1918: 1 · danced 0 times1926: 1 · danced 0 times1927: 1 · danced 2 times1928: 1 · danced 0 times1936: 1 · danced 10 times1938: 1 · danced 1 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1977: 1 · danced 0 times
1918’30’40’50’60’701977
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1918: 1, 0; 1926: 1, 0; 1927: 1, 2; 1928: 1, 0; 1936: 1, 10; 1938: 1, 1; 1949: 1, 0; 1951: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1977: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1936 and 1969. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

Retintín · Francisco Canaro · 1938 is a tango.† Retintín · Francisco Canaro · 1938 lasts 02:31.†

Credit

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Lyrics
Gabriel Clausi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

14 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

1910’20’30’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jan 31
    10 dances
    1936
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  3. Osvaldo FresedoCoro · Odeon · Aug 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Tele-Phone
    Not danced on film yet
    1918
  5. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 16
    2 dances
    1927
  6. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Mar 24
    1 dance
    1938
  7. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  8. Típica VictorInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1926
  9. Enrique FranciniInstrumental · CBS Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1977
  10. Alberto MancioneInstrumental · Jun 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  11. José SalaInstrumental · Columbia · Oct 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  12. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  13. Lorenzo BarberoInstrumental · Jan 24
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  14. Mariano MoresInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  15. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueInstrumental1917
  16. Salvador PizarroNot in our catalogueInstrumental1928
  17. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Aug 11956
  18. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogueInstrumental1958
  19. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Felipe Zarzar & Mamié Sancy2:26

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tango.info · 02480002153009-1-3

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tango.info · 02480002742807-2-1

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tango.info · 02480002007715-1-3

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tango.info · 02480002040903-1-12

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 02:31

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Audio feature15

Audio feature 132.5

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Audio feature 0.948

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Audio feature D

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Audio feature major

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Audio feature 0.728

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Audio feature -23.2

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Audio feature 0.424

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Audio feature 0.395

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.007

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Audio feature 0.001

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Audio feature 0.992

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Audio feature 133.0

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Audio feature 66.5

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Listen

  1. RetintínFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1918

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