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El choclo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937

Music by Ángel Villoldo. 36 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–2005.
1929: 1 · danced 1 times1937: 2 · danced 15 times1940: 1 · danced 0 times1941: 1 · danced 2 times1947: 1 · danced 0 times1948: 2 · danced 1 times1952: 2 · danced 2 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 3 · danced 0 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 3 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 2 · danced 1 times1960: 1 · danced 0 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1963: 2 · danced 0 times1964: 1 · danced 0 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 2 · danced 0 times1971: 1 · danced 0 times1973: 2 · danced 0 times1977: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 2 · danced 0 times1998: 1 · danced 1 times2002: 1 · danced 0 times2005: 1 · danced 0 times
1929’40’50’60’70’80’902005
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1929: 1, 1; 1937: 2, 15; 1940: 1, 0; 1941: 1, 2; 1947: 1, 0; 1948: 2, 1; 1952: 2, 2; 1953: 1, 0; 1954: 3, 0; 1956: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 3; 1958: 1, 0; 1959: 2, 1; 1960: 1, 0; 1962: 1, 0; 1963: 2, 0; 1964: 1, 0; 1968: 1, 0; 1970: 2, 0; 1971: 1, 0; 1973: 2, 0; 1977: 1, 0; 1987: 2, 0; 1998: 1, 1; 2002: 1, 0; 2005: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1937, 1948, 1954 and 1963. 3 other orchestras 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.

El choclo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937 is a tango.† El choclo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937 lasts 02:34.†

Credit

Music
Ángel Villoldo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

36 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 72 more we know of

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 dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 26
    15 dances
    1937
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1948
  3. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  4. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1963
  5. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Apr 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  6. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  7. Aníbal TroiloRaúl Berón · TK
    2 dances
    1952
  8. Miguel CalóInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  9. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Nov 13
    2 dances
    1941
  10. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1947
  11. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Aug 5
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  12. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · May 17
    Not danced on film yet
    1971
  13. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Odeon · Jan 15
    1 dance
    1948
  14. Típica VictorEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 27
    1 dance
    1929
  15. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Apr 15
    1 dance
    1959
  16. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoAug 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1940
  17. Domingo FedericoRubén Sánchez, Ruben Maciel · Trío
    Not danced on film yet
    1960
  18. Armando PontierInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Jul 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  19. Enrique FranciniCBS Columbia · Jun 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  20. Enrique FranciniCBS Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1977

Danced to it

Music from 1937 · danced on film 2010–2024

20102024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2014: 1, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 3, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2024: 1

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152018 · 3:01

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2018
  2. The 2020sAgustín Agnez & Barbara FerreyraMilonga La Baldosa · 2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues14

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tango.info · 00229001001827-1-19

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tango.info · 08427328130844-1-8

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tango.info · 08427328146104-1-19

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 02:34

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Audio feature12

Audio feature 126.0

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Audio feature 0.967

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Audio feature A

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Audio feature minor

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Audio feature 0.679

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Audio feature -22.8

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Audio feature 0.373

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Audio feature 0.601

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Audio feature 0.038

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Audio feature 0.052

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.91

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Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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Listen

  1. El chocloTípica Victor1929

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