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Song

El chamuyo · Edgardo Donato · 1938

Edgardo Donatosinger unknowntangoRCA Victor
Music by Francisco Canaro. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1987.

Pinned at 1938 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Edgardo Donato recordings indexed 1930–1961

El chamuyo · Edgardo Donato · 1938 is a tango.† El chamuyo · Edgardo Donato · 1938 lasts 02:25.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

11 orchestras recorded it

36 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 13 recordings of this song by 11 orchestras, 1927 to 1987.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of El chamuyo · Edgardo Donato · 1938 by year, taller the more they are danced · 13 of 13 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Francisco Canaro, with 33% of the 36 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

1 more dance names this song but not which version, so no share counts it. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  2. Edgardo DonatoEl chamuyoEdgardo Donatosinger unknowntangoRCA Victor
    11 dances · 31%
    1938
  3. Típica VictorEl chamuyoTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    7 dances · 19%
    1930
  4. Juan D'ArienzoEl chamuyoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    5 dances · 14%
    1965
  5. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)El chamuyoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)singer unknowntangoOdeon
    1 dance · 3%
    1950
  7. Miguel CalóEl chamuyoMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1951
  8. Alberto MancioneEl chamuyoAlberto Mancionesinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1953
  9. Mariano MoresEl chamuyoMariano Moressinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1963
  10. Domingo FedericoEl chamuyoDomingo FedericoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1968
  11. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoEl chamuyoLos Solistas De D'Arienzosinger unknowntangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1987
  12. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1918
  13. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAug 11950
  14. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogue1958
  15. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueJan 211972
  16. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogue1978
  17. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  18. Genaro EspósitoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Edgardo Donato

El chamuyoEdgardo Donatosinger unknowntangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 15 Performances

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152021 · 2:57

Danced to it

Music from 1938 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2011: 2, 2016: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2023: 4, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sLuis Bianchi & Daniela Pucci2016
  2. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2021

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Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues9

tango.info · 02480002041528-1-11

tango.info · 04011222317599-5-8

tango.info · 02480002115229-1-16

tango.info · 04024236202539-1-7

tango.info · 07798145106406-1-23

tango.info · 08427328130882-1-18

tango.info · 02480002302025-1-15

tango.info · 02480002002420-1-15

tango.info · 02480002712077-2-1

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:25

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  1. El chamuyoFrancisco Canarosinger unknown

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