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Colorao colorao · Aníbal Troilo · 1942

Aníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
Music by Alberto Acuña, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1942.

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Aníbal Troilo recordings indexed 1938–1971 · gold: Energetic, 1941–1944

Colorao colorao · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 was sung by Francisco Fiorentino.† Colorao colorao · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 is a tango.† Colorao colorao · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 lasts 02:36.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alberto Acuña
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1930 to 1942.
1930’40
Recordings of Colorao colorao · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloColorao coloraoAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor1942
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdColorao coloraoFrancisco Lomutosinger unknowntangoOdeon1930
  3. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Aug 211930
  4. Reynaldo NicheleNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

Colorao coloraoAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues13

tango.info · 00743211440127-1-22

tango.info · 04024236204038-1-17

tango.info · 00828765943727-1-15

tango.info · 04011222327543-1-5

tango.info · 02480002333722-2-5

tango.info · 02480002150022-1-6

tango.info · 02480002330110-2-5

tango.info · 04024236204076-1-4

tango.info · 00743214972724-1-8

tango.info · 00743216757329-1-8

tango.info · 05204833007167-1-23

tango.info · 00743217138028-1-22

tango.info · 08427328133074-1-9

Singers1

Sung by Francisco Fiorentino

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:36

Audio feature15

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.952

Audio feature D

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.604

Audio feature -22.3

Audio feature 0.374

Audio feature 0.382

Audio feature 0.168

Audio feature 0.038

Audio feature 0.002

Audio feature 0.792

Audio feature 124.6

Audio feature 62.3

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Colorao coloraoFrancisco Lomutosinger unknown

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