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Song

El ciruja · José Basso · 1967

José BassoAlfredo BelusitangoMusic Hall
Music by Ernesto de la Cruz. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1967.

Who recorded it

Every version9

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1926

  1. Carlos Di Sarli1951
  2. Alfredo De AngelisJulio Martel1949
  3. Francisco Canaro19261927
  4. Juan Maglio1927
  5. José BassoAlfredo Belusi1967
  6. Orquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosa1950

Pinned at 1967 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · José Basso recordings indexed 1948–1986

El ciruja · José Basso · 1967 was sung by Alfredo Belusi.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

8 orchestras recorded it

38 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Ernesto de la Cruz
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Carlos Di Sarli’s 1951 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 9 recordings of this song by 8 orchestras, 1926 to 1967.
1920’30’40’50’60
Recordings of El ciruja · José Basso · 1967 by year, taller the more they are danced · 9 of 9 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 17 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, 1951, with 74% of the 38 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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.

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedEl cirujaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoMusic Hall
    28 dances · 74%
    1951
  3. Alfredo De AngelisEl cirujaAlfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon
    4 dances · 11%
    1949
  4. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)El cirujaQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
    2 dances · 5%
    1939
  5. Juan MaglioEl cirujaJuan Magliotango
    No match yet
    1927
  6. Orquesta Francini-PontierEl cirujaOrquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosatango
    No match yet
    1950
  7. Los Señores del TangoEl cirujaLos Señores del TangoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1962
  8. José BassoEl cirujaJosé BassoAlfredo BelusitangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1967
  9. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1926
  10. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogue1926
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueRosita Quiroga · Feb 51927
  12. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueJul 51927
  13. Quinteto Don Pancho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueSep 141939
  14. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero1950
  15. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Mar 71950
  16. Carlos FigariNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero1956
  17. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  18. Mariano MoresNot in our catalogueNéstor Fabián
  19. -unspecified female-Not in our catalogue
  20. Luis Nicolas ViscaNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

José Basso

El cirujaJosé BassoAlfredo BelusitangoMusic Hall

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The day it was recorded.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Alfredo Belusi

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. El cirujaFrancisco Canaro

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