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El cencerro · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937

Juan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
Music by José Martínez. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1965.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Roberto Firpo, 1927

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1937
  2. Roberto Firpo1927
  3. Alberto Mancione1951
  4. José Basso1965

Pinned at 1937 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: With Biagi, 1935–1938

El cencerro · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937 is a tango.† El cencerro · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937 lasts 02:37.† El cencerro · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937: One of Michael's all-time favourite D'Arienzo tracks: an unusually laid-back walking pace with a backbeat section where the melody takes over.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

117 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Martínez
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1927 to 1965.
1920’30’40’50’60
Recordings of El cencerro · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1937, with 91% of the 117 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

2 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedEl cencerroJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    106 dances · 91%
    1937
  2. Alberto MancioneEl cencerroAlberto Mancioneinstrumentaltango
    11 dances · 9%
    1951
  3. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdEl cencerroRoberto FirpotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1927
  4. José BassoEl cencerroJosé BassotangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1965
  5. Luis PetrucelliNot in our catalogueOct 311928
  6. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogue1951
  7. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogueSep 71951
  8. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueNov 71951
  9. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueFeb 221953
  10. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue1975
  11. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue
  12. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

El cencerroJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 116 Performances

Fabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20062017 · 3:44

Recorded the same day

What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Dec 9, 1937.

  1. Gallo ciegoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1937 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2008: 1, 2009: 2, 2011: 3, 2012: 2, 2013: 6, 2014: 4, 2015: 7, 2016: 6, 2017: 7, 2018: 4, 2019: 3, 2021: 4, 2022: 4, 2023: 7, 2024: 5, 2025: 4, 2026: 7

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sNey Melo & Jennifer Bratt2009
  2. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez2017
  3. The 2020sBrenno Marques & Carlitos Espinoza & Agustina Piaggio & Fatima CaracochArgentina Tango Salon Festival · 2026

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    2 performances
  2. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  3. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance
  4. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance
  5. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  6. Tango BAiresSão Paulo
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 8 complete sets on film

  1. Anna Sieprawska and Marcin Sieprawski

    2021 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Patotero sentimentalCarlos Di Sarli, 1941
    2. 2El cencerroJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    3. 3EstrellaSexteto Tango, 1983
    4. 4Lo vi en tus ojosTípica Victor, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Christian Marquez and Virginia Gomez

    2016 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1El cencerroJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    2. 2Valsecito de antesJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    3. 3Rondando tu esquinaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1945
    4. 4Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Carlos Urrego and Maureen Urrego

    2018 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1El cencerroJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    2. 2Gallo ciegoColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez), 1998
    3. 3Meta fierroJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Meta fierroJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 4 Performances
  2. 2Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 3 Performances
  3. 3Qué importaJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4Oro de leyJuan D'Arienzo, 1944 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. 5RawsonJuan D'Arienzo, 1936 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. 6Si sos brujoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1952 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7El sueño del pibeOsvaldo Pugliese, 1945 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8El bazar de los juguetesMiguel Caló, 1954 · danced together in 2 Performances
  9. 9Ilusión azulAlfredo De Angelis, 1945 · danced together in 2 Performances
  10. 10El cencerroAlberto Mancione, 1951 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues19

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tango.info · 07798145106390-1-19

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tango.info · 02480002332701-2-1

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Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:37

Audio feature14

Audio feature 126.0

Audio feature 0.971

Audio feature B

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.832

Audio feature -23.9

Audio feature 0.321

Audio feature 0.631

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.002

Audio feature 0.998

Audio feature 125.8

Audio feature 62.9

Audio feature step

Notes1

One of Michael's all-time favourite D'Arienzo tracks: an unusually laid-back walking pace with a backbeat section where the melody takes over.

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

Listen

  1. El cencerroRoberto Firpo

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