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Fosforerita · Francisco Canaro · 1926

Francisco CanarotangoOdeon
Music by Bartolomé Chapela. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1957.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1926

  1. Francisco Canaro1926
  2. Héctor VarelaArgentino Ledesma1957

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

The song

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2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Bartolomé Chapela
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Héctor Varela’s 1957 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1926 to 1957.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Fosforerita · Francisco Canaro · 1926 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdFosforeritaFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon1926
  2. Héctor VarelaFosforeritaHéctor VarelaArgentino Ledesmatango1957
  3. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani1925
  4. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueSep 161927
  5. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma

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Francisco Canaro

FosforeritaFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon

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