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Fosforerita · Francisco Canaro · 1925

Francisco CanaroAzucena Maizanitango
Music by Bartolomé Chapela. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1957.

Who recorded it

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Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1926

  1. Francisco Canaro1926
  2. Héctor VarelaArgentino Ledesma1957

Recorded 1925 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · 4 applied periods in gold

The song

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2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Bartolomé Chapela
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Héctor Varela’s 1957 recording in TangoCloud

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1926 to 1957.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Fosforerita · Francisco Canaro · 1925 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

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdFosforeritaFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon1926
  2. Héctor VarelaFosforeritaHéctor VarelaArgentino Ledesmatango1957
  3. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani1925
  4. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueSep 161927
  5. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma

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