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Tango milonguero · Francisco Canaro · 1940

Francisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Federico Scorticati. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1946.

Pinned at 1940 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: Later years, 1939–1964

Tango milonguero · Francisco Canaro · 1940 is a tango.† Tango milonguero · Francisco Canaro · 1940 lasts 02:42.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Federico Scorticati
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 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1940 to 1946.
1940
Recordings of Tango milonguero · Francisco Canaro · 1940 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoTango milongueroOsvaldo Fresedosinger unknowntangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1946
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedTango milongueroFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    4 dances
    1940
  3. Típica VictorTango milongueroTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1940

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Tango milongueroFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Sebastián Arce & Mariana MontesMilonguero Nights · 2010 · 4:42

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Apr 2, 1940.

  1. La milonga retobadaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
  2. PimientaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Tengo mil noviasFrancisco CanaroFrancisco AmorvalsOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1940 · danced on film 2007–2012

20072012
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2010: 2, 2012: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sPaolo Cioffi2007
  2. The 2010sSebastián Arce & Mariana MontesMilonguero Nights · 2010

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Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

Videos danced in

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 05099964049120-6-2

tango.info · 02480002040972-1-8

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:42

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

Listen

  1. Tango milongueroFrancisco Canarosinger unknown

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