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Taconeando · Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · 1996

Music by Pedro Maffia, lyrics by José Horacio Staffolani. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–2002.
1931: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 1 · danced 0 times1947: 1 · danced 1 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 1 · danced 0 times1996: 1 · danced 0 times2000: 1 · danced 0 times2002: 1 · danced 0 times
1931’40’50’60’70’80’902002
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1931: 1, 0; 1942: 1, 0; 1947: 1, 1; 1956: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1970: 1, 0; 1996: 1, 0; 2000: 1, 0; 2002: 1, 0

  1. Astor Piazzolla recorded it in 1947 and 1957. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Pedro Maffia
Lyrics
José Horacio Staffolani

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 20 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Philips · May 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  2. Pedro LaurenzJuan Carlos Casas · RCA Victor · Jun 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Oct 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1931
  4. Astor PiazzollaMost dancedInstrumental · Oct 23
    1 dance
    1947
  5. Astor PiazzollaInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  6. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Instrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1996
  7. Orquesta El ArranqueInstrumental · Sep 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2000
  8. Orquesta El ArranqueInstrumental · Oct 30
    Not danced on film yet
    2002
  9. Carlos FigariInstrumental · Aug 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  10. Tani ZerjaNot in our catalogue1931
  11. Minotti Di CiccoNot in our catalogueJorge Omar1931
  12. Alberto CastellanoNot in our catalogueTania1931
  13. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · Jun 171931
  14. Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 191951
  15. Anselmo A. AietaNot in our catalogueInstrumental1953
  16. Domingo MarafiotiNot in our catalogueInstrumental · May 41954
  17. Cuarteto Troilo-GrelaNot in our catalogueInstrumental1955
  18. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueInstrumental1956
  19. Octeto Buenos AiresNot in our catalogueInstrumental1956
  20. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Sep 141961

What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

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Listen

  1. TaconeandoFrancisco Canaro · Charlo · no clip yet1931

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