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Elegante papirusa · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1986

Osvaldo PugliesetangoOdeon
Music by Tito Roccatagliata. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–2003.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Edgardo Donato, 1935

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1970
  2. Osvaldo Pugliese1986
  3. Miguel Caló19431966
  4. Edgardo Donato1935
  5. Enrique Francini1956
  6. Orquesta Típica Sans Souci2003

Pinned at 1986 · Revival 1985–1999 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Late years, 1967–1995

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Tito Roccatagliata
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1935 to 2003.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Elegante papirusa · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1986 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoElegante papirusaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1970
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseElegante papirusaOsvaldo PugliesetangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1986
  4. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdElegante papirusaEdgardo DonatoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1935
  5. Enrique FranciniElegante papirusaEnrique FranciniinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1956
  6. Orquesta Típica Sans SouciElegante papirusaOrquesta Típica Sans Soucitango
    No match yet
    2003
  7. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueJul 211922
  8. Bernardo AlemanyNot in our catalogue1938
  9. Bernardo AlemanyNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-1938
  10. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueJun 81960

One recording

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Osvaldo Pugliese

Elegante papirusaOsvaldo PugliesetangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Pugliese recorded on Jun 18, 1986.

  1. Suerte locaOsvaldo PugliesetangoOdeon
  2. Aquel encuentroOsvaldo PuglieseAbel Córdoba, Adrián GuidamilongaOdeon

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  1. Elegante papirusaEdgardo Donato

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