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Noches de Colón · Ricardo Tanturi · 1941

Ricardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
Music by Raúl de los Hoyos, lyrics by Roberto Lino Cayol. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1955.

Pinned at 1941 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Ricardo Tanturi recordings indexed 1937–1965 · gold: With Castillo, 1939–1943

Noches de Colón · Ricardo Tanturi · 1941 was sung by Alberto Castillo.† Noches de Colón · Ricardo Tanturi · 1941 is a tango.† Noches de Colón · Ricardo Tanturi · 1941 lasts 02:40.† Noches de Colón · Ricardo Tanturi · 1941: A tango about remembering dancing; Tanturi directs while another pianist plays in the same style, banging out the beat with playful little bells.†

The work

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Music
Raúl de los Hoyos
Lyrics
Roberto Lino Cayol

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1927 to 1955.

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1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Noches de Colón · Ricardo Tanturi · 1941 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 · 2 more we know of

The leader is Ricardo Tanturi, 1941, with 100% of the 47 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedNoches de ColónRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
    47 dances · 100%
    1941
  2. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdNoches de ColónOsvaldo Fresedosinger unknowntangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1927
  3. Francisco CanaroNoches de ColónFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenastangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1955
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1926
  5. Sexteto MilongueroNot in our catalogue

The versions dancers use

Music from 1941 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 5, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 2, 2019: 2, 2020: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 7, 2024: 3, 2026: 1

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20232023 · 2:42

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sSantiago Castro & Carla Rossi2015
  2. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Social y Deportivo Fulgor de Villa CrespoVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  2. El Zorzal CulturalBalvanera
    1 performance
  3. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  4. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

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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. 1ChiquéOsvaldo Pugliese, 1953 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2PaisajePedro Laurenz, 1943 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3La milonga de Buenos AiresQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1947 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4PoemaOrquesta Romantica Milonguera, 2016 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues25

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Singers1

Sung by Alberto Castillo

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:40

Notes1

A tango about remembering dancing; Tanturi directs while another pianist plays in the same style, banging out the beat with playful little bells.

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Noches de ColónOsvaldo Fresedosinger unknown

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