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Retintín · Lorenzo Barbero · 1952

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 · Lorenzo Barbero · 1952 is a tango.† Retintín · Lorenzo Barbero · 1952 lasts 02:21.†

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. Enrique FranciniInstrumental · CBS Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1977
  9. Alberto MancioneInstrumental · Jun 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  10. José SalaInstrumental · Columbia · Oct 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  11. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  12. Lorenzo BarberoInstrumental · Jan 24
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  13. Mariano MoresInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  14. Orquesta Típica VictorInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1926
  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

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 02480002004080-1-17

Single source

tango.info · 00724347389320-1-19

Single source

Is a1

Is a tango

Single source

Duration1

Duration 02:21

Single source

Listen

  1. RetintínFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1918

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