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Alicia · Orlando Tripodi · 1959

Orlando TripodiJorge Duránvals
Music by Guillermo Barbieri, lyrics by Eugenio Cárdenas. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1965.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1929

  1. Francisco Canaro1929
  2. Horacio Salgan1965
  3. Orlando TripodiJorge Durán1959

Pinned at 1959 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Orlando Tripodi recordings indexed 1959

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Guillermo Barbieri
Words
Eugenio Cárdenas
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1929 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, 1929 to 1965.
1920’30’40’50’60
Recordings of Alicia · Orlando Tripodi · 1959 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

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdAliciaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentalvalsOdeon1929
  2. Horacio SalganAliciaHoracio SalganvalsPhilips1965
  3. Orlando TripodiAliciaOrlando TripodiJorge Duránvals1959
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1929
  5. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 231929
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Nov 121929

One recording

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

Orlando Tripodi

AliciaOrlando TripodiJorge Duránvals

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What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

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  1. AliciaFrancisco Canaro

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