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Ropa blanca · Ricardo Malerba · 1943

Ricardo MalerbaOrlando Medinamilonga
Music by Alfredo Malerba, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1981.

Pinned at 1943 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Ricardo Malerba recordings indexed 1941–1958

Ropa blanca · Ricardo Malerba · 1943 was sung by Orlando Medina.† Ropa blanca · Ricardo Malerba · 1943 is a milonga.† Ropa blanca · Ricardo Malerba · 1943 lasts 02:43.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alfredo Malerba
Words
Homero Manzi
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 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1943 to 1981.
1940’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Ropa blanca · Ricardo Malerba · 1943 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

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

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedRopa blancaAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinomilongaRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1943
  2. Ricardo MalerbaEarliest we holdRopa blancaRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medinamilonga
    No match yet
    1943
  3. Raúl GarelloRopa blancaRaúl Garellosinger unknownmilonga
    No match yet
    1981
  4. Alfredo MalerbaNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · Mar 291943
  5. Lucio DemareNot in our catalogueRaúl Berón · Jun 101943
  6. Raúl Miguel GarelloNot in our catalogueOct 261981
  7. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue
  8. Raúl Miguel GarelloNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Ricardo Malerba

Ropa blancaRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medinamilonga

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 02480002729341-1-1

tango.info · 02480002032076-1-13

tango.info · 02480002007586-1-11

tango.info · 00724354170126-1-5

tango.info · 02480002335573-2-1

Singers1

Sung by Orlando Medina

Is a1

Is a milonga

Duration1

Duration 02:43

Audio feature13

Audio feature 136.0

Audio feature 0.928

Audio feature D

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.901

Audio feature -23.3

Audio feature 0.418

Audio feature 0.151

Audio feature 0.493

Audio feature 0.003

Audio feature 0.002

Audio feature 0.501

Audio feature 139.7

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Ropa blancaRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medina

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