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Ausencia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1940

Carlos Di SarliAgustin VolpevalsRCA Victor
Music by Carlos Gardel, José Razzano, Carmelo Saponaro. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1949.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Típica Victor, 1931

  1. Carlos Di SarliAgustín Volpe1940
  2. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Enrique Lucero1949
  3. Típica VictorAlberto Gómez1931

Pinned at 1940 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Carlos Di Sarli recordings indexed 1928–1960 · gold: Energetic, 1939–1942

Ausencia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1940 was sung by Agustín Volpe.† Ausencia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1940 is a vals.† Ausencia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1940 lasts 02:24.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

10 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Gardel, José Razzano, Carmelo Saponaro
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Carlos Di Sarli’s 1940 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, 1931 to 1949.
1930’40
Recordings of Ausencia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1940 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 · 3 more we know of

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  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedAusenciaCarlos Di SarliAgustín VolpevalsRCA Victor
    8 dances
    1940
  2. Francisco CanaroAusenciaFrancisco CanaroAlberto Arenas, Enrique LucerovalsOdeon
    2 dances
    1949
  3. Típica VictorEarliest we holdAusenciaTípica VictorAlberto GómezvalsRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1931
  4. José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel, José Razzano1920
  5. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 131933
  6. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

AusenciaCarlos Di SarliAgustín VolpevalsRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 8 Performances

Bruno Gibertoni & Maricel GiacominiPlanetango · 2015 · 3:10

Recorded the same day

What else Carlos Di Sarli recorded on Aug 5, 1940.

  1. El jaguarCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1940 · danced on film 2012–2015

20122015
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 2, 2015: 2

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In other catalogues4

tango.info · 02480002718093-1-1

tango.info · 00828766032925-1-6

tango.info · 04024236200320-1-4

tango.info · 02480002005049-1-13

Singers1

Sung by Agustín Volpe (the catalogue credits Agustin Volpe)

Is a1

Is a vals

Duration1

Duration 02:24

Audio feature14

Audio feature 110.0

Audio feature 0.926

Audio feature A

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.775

Audio feature -20.5

Audio feature 0.458

Audio feature 0.272

Audio feature 0.271

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.729

Audio feature 109.8

Audio feature 73.2

Audio feature bar

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. AusenciaTípica VictorAlberto Gómez

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