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Quemá esas cartas · Francisco Canaro · 1928

Francisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
Music by Raúl de los Hoyos, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1928.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1928

  1. Osvaldo FresedoErnesto Famá1928
  2. Francisco CanaroCharlo1928
  3. Roberto FirpoTeófilo Ibáñez1928

Recorded on Feb 7, 1928, during the Guardia Nueva (1920–1934).

1928

19201934

Francisco Canaro: With Charlo period, 1927–1932

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Raúl de los Hoyos
Words
Manuel Romero
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1928 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1928 to 1928.
1920
Recordings of Quemá esas cartas · Francisco Canaro · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoQuemá esas cartasOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon1928
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdQuemá esas cartasFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon1928
  3. Roberto FirpoQuemá esas cartasRoberto FirpoTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon1928
  4. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1928

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

Quemá esas cartasFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Feb 7, 1928.

  1. El fleteFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
  2. Cocot de lujoFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
  3. Dejá que la gente digaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
  4. Pobre gringoFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
  5. Tango lindoFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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  1. Quemá esas cartasFrancisco CanaroCharlo

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