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Por las calles de la vida · Aníbal Troilo · 1942

Aníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
Music by Enrique Cadícamo, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1942

  1. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino1942
  2. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán1943

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Aníbal Troilo recordings indexed 1938–1971 · gold: Energetic, 1941–1944

Por las calles de la vida · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 was sung by Francisco Fiorentino.† Por las calles de la vida · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 is a tango.† Por las calles de la vida · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 lasts 03:11.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Cadícamo
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1943 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, 1942 to 1943.
1940
Recordings of Por las calles de la vida · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 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 · 3 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 TroiloEarliest we holdPor las calles de la vidaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1942
  2. Francisco CanaroMost dancedPor las calles de la vidaFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1943
  3. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueCarlos Roldán · Dec 291942
  4. Rubén JuárezNot in our catalogue
  5. Armando CupoNot in our catalogueMiguel Montero

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

Por las calles de la vidaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Aníbal Troilo recorded on Dec 14, 1942.

  1. Pa' que seguirAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
  2. Barrio de tangoAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor

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Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues10

tango.info · 02480002330110-1-2

tango.info · 08427328133081-1-2

tango.info · 04011222327543-2-5

tango.info · 00743214129326-1-7

tango.info · 04024236204076-1-17

tango.info · 00828765943925-1-15

tango.info · 00743217139025-1-12

tango.info · 00743214972823-1-2

tango.info · 00743211440226-1-12

tango.info · 02480002333722-1-2

Singers1

Sung by Francisco Fiorentino

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:11

Audio feature12

Audio feature 126.0

Audio feature 0.926

Audio feature 0.562

Audio feature -23.3

Audio feature 0.365

Audio feature 0.279

Audio feature 0.229

Audio feature 0.004

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.766

Audio feature 63.0

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Por las calles de la vidaAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino

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