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El Pollito · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · 1947

Music by Francisco Canaro. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1981.
1927: 1 · danced 1 times1931: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1947: 2 · danced 4 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 2 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 8 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1981: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’40’50’60’701981
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 1; 1931: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 0; 1947: 2, 4; 1951: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 0; 1959: 2, 0; 1961: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 8; 1966: 1, 0; 1981: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1938 and 1965. 3 other orchestras 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
Francisco Canaro

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

13 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  2. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 11
    8 dances
    1965
  3. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Apr 24
    3 dances
    1947
  4. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Dec 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  5. Ricardo TanturiInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  6. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · May 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  7. Edgardo DonatoPampa · Jun 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  8. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Jun 1
    1 dance
    1927
  9. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · May 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1931
  10. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Jul 31
    1 dance
    1947
  11. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Apr 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  12. Mariano Mores
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  13. Miguel Villasboas
    Not danced on film yet
    1981
  14. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueJul 311947
  15. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogue1952
  16. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueApr 221959
  17. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogue
  18. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogue
  19. Quinteto Criollo Atlana, dir. Astor BologniniNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1947 · danced on film 2016

Gianpiero Galdi & Maria Filali2016 · 3:17

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  1. El PollitoFrancisco Canaro1927

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