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Pompas de jabón · Juan D'Arienzo · 1942

Juan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos LamastangoRCA Victor
Music by Roberto Goyeneche, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1942.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1928

  1. Juan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos Lamas1942
  2. Francisco CanaroCharlo1928

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Slowing down, 1940–1944

Pompas de jabón · Juan D'Arienzo · 1942 was sung by Juan Carlos Lamas.† Pompas de jabón · Juan D'Arienzo · 1942 is a tango.† Pompas de jabón · Juan D'Arienzo · 1942 lasts 02:33.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

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

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1942 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, 1928 to 1942.
1920’30’40
Recordings of Pompas de jabón · Juan D'Arienzo · 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 · 12 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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedPompas de jabónJuan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos LamastangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1942
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPompas de jabónFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  3. José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 271925
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Sep 231927
  5. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogueJorge Casal1952
  6. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche1967
  7. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue
  8. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue
  9. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  10. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogue
  11. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
  12. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel
  13. José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel
  14. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Pompas de jabónJuan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos LamastangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Sep 24, 1942.

  1. Vieja recovaJuan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos LamastangoRCA Victor
  2. EmbrujamientoJuan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos LamastangoRCA Victor
  3. Cortada de San IgnacioJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurémilongaRCA Victor
  4. Sans souciJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

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Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 02480002003106-1-1

tango.info · 00828766032321-1-3

tango.info · 00828766933420-1-15

tango.info · 02480002331056-2-6

tango.info · 02480002332480-2-6

tango.info · 02480002337263-2-6

tango.info · 02480002761327-2-1

tango.info · 02480002761778-2-1

Singers1

Sung by Juan Carlos Lamas

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:33

Audio feature14

Audio feature 129.2

Audio feature 0.949

Audio feature F#

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.776

Audio feature -22.2

Audio feature 0.303

Audio feature 0.398

Audio feature 0.296

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.704

Audio feature 129.7

Audio feature 64.8

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Pompas de jabónFrancisco CanaroCharlo

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