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Melodía oriental · Roberto Zerrillo · 1940

Music by Juan Carlos Howard, Roberto Zerrillo, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1970.
1940: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 28 times1970: 1 · danced 0 times
1940’50’601970
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1940: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 28; 1970: 1, 0

  1. Enrique Francini recorded it in 1957 and 1970.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Juan Carlos Howard, Roberto Zerrillo
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1940’50’60’70

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdFrancisco Amor · Odeon · May 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1940
  2. Enrique FranciniMost dancedRoberto Rufino · RCA Victor · Apr 3
    28 dances
    1957
  3. Enrique FranciniCBS Columbia · Aug 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  4. Roberto ZerrilloNot in our catalogueJorge Cardozo · Jul 161940
  5. Héctor PachecoNot in our catalogue
  6. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueHéctor Pacheco
  7. José LibertellaNot in our catalogue
  8. Roberto ZerrilloNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-
  9. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueHéctor Pacheco
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  1. Melodía orientalFrancisco Canaro · Francisco Amor · no clip yet1940

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