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El poncho del olvido · Ángel D'Agostino · 1944

Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
Music by Adolfo Avilés, lyrics by Enrique Maroni. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1944.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1926

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas1944
  2. Francisco Canaro1926

Pinned at 1944 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Ángel D'Agostino recordings indexed 1940–1963 · gold: With Vargas, 1940–1946

El poncho del olvido · Ángel D'Agostino · 1944 was sung by Ángel Vargas.† El poncho del olvido · Ángel D'Agostino · 1944 is a tango.† El poncho del olvido · Ángel D'Agostino · 1944 lasts 02:45.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Adolfo Avilés
Words
Enrique Maroni
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Ángel D'Agostino’s 1944 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, 1926 to 1944.
1920’30’40
Recordings of El poncho del olvido · Ángel D'Agostino · 1944 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

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

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoEl poncho del olvidoÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor1944
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdEl poncho del olvidoFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon1926
  3. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1927
  4. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  5. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini

One recording

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

Ángel D'Agostino

El poncho del olvidoÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues9

tango.info · 00743216333820-1-14

tango.info · 02480002003540-1-9

tango.info · 02480002102687-1-18

tango.info · 02480002330271-2-3

tango.info · 02480002333364-2-3

tango.info · 02480002333371-2-3

tango.info · 02480002720515-2-1

tango.info · 02480002720843-2-1

tango.info · 03149024231322-1-14

Singers1

Sung by Ángel Vargas

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:45

Audio feature15

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.935

Audio feature C

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.669

Audio feature -22.2

Audio feature 0.398

Audio feature 0.238

Audio feature 0.452

Audio feature 0.038

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.51

Audio feature 121.6

Audio feature 60.8

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. El poncho del olvidoFrancisco Canaro

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