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El jardín del amor · Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · 2009

Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Roberto Decarretango
Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–2009.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1932

  1. Francisco CanaroAgustin Irusta · Roberto Fugazot1932
  2. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Roberto Decarre2009

Pinned at 2009 · Electronic and festival era 2000– · Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) recordings indexed 1994–2014

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Ivo Pelay
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1932 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, 1932 to 2009.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of El jardín del amor · Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · 2009 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 · 2 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdEl jardín del amorFrancisco CanaroAgustin Irusta, Roberto FugazotvalsOdeon1932
  2. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)El jardín del amorColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Roberto Decarretango2009
  3. Ada FalcónNot in our catalogue1933
  4. Orquesta Típica TokioNot in our catalogueRanko Fujisawa1952

One recording

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Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)

El jardín del amorColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Roberto Decarretango

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  1. El jardín del amorFrancisco CanaroAgustin Irusta, Roberto Fugazot

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