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La violetera · Francisco Canaro · 1926

Francisco CanarotangoOdeon
Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1959.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Roberto Firpo, 1926

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoRoberto Alvar1959
  2. Francisco Canaro1926
  3. Roberto Firpo1926

Pinned at 1926 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: Early recordings, 1915–1926

La violetera · Francisco Canaro · 1926 is a tango.† La violetera · Francisco Canaro · 1926 lasts 02:57.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Ángel D'Agostino’s 1959 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, 1926 to 1959.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of La violetera · Francisco Canaro · 1926 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 · 5 more we know of

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. Ángel D'AgostinoMost dancedLa violeteraÁngel D'AgostinoRoberto AlvartangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1959
  2. Francisco CanaroLa violeteraFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1926
  3. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdLa violeteraRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1926
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 41926
  5. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueJan 251927
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Mar 121927
  7. Orquesta Típica TokioNot in our catalogueRanko Fujisawa1952
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

La violeteraFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 02480002336693-2-8

tango.info · 02480002040019-1-16

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:57

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  1. La violeteraRoberto Firpo

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