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Carro viejo · Francisco Canaro · 1928

Francisco CanaroLuis ScalontangoOdeon
Music by Fernando Montoni, lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1949.

Pinned at 1928 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Charlo, 1927–1932

The song

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5 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Fernando Montoni
Words
Enrique Santos Discepolo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

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The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1928 to 1949.
1920’30’40
Recordings of Carro viejo · Francisco Canaro · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 28 more we know of

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  1. Enrique RodríguezCarro viejoEnrique RodríguezArmando MorenotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1942
  2. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedCarro viejoAlfredo De AngelisJulio MarteltangoOdeon
    2 dances
    1949
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCarro viejoFrancisco CanaroLuis ScalontangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  4. Julio De CaroCarro viejoJulio De Carosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1928
  5. Juan MaglioCarro viejoJuan MaglioCarlos Vivántango
    No match yet
    1928
  6. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino1930
  7. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino1931
  8. Alberto CastellanoNot in our catalogueTania1931
  9. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez · Apr 11931
  10. Orquesta Típica VictorNot in our catalogueErnesto Famá · Jun 91931
  11. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueTeófilo Ibáñez · Jul 71931
  12. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Sep 41931
  13. Roberto FirpoNot in our cataloguePríncipe Azul · Sep 171931
  14. Rodolfo BiagiNot in our catalogueJorge Ortiz · Sep 261941
  15. Héctor María ArtolaNot in our catalogueAlberto Marino · Aug 221950
  16. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueRodolfo Diaz1953
  17. Cristóbal HerrerosNot in our catalogueRodolfo Diaz1954
  18. Vieri FidanziniNot in our catalogueLita Morales · Oct 61955
  19. Alfredo De AngelisNot in our catalogueCarlos Dante · Sep 181957
  20. Florindo SassoneNot in our catalogueMay 51970

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Francisco Canaro

Carro viejoFrancisco CanaroLuis ScalontangoOdeon

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  1. Carro viejoFrancisco CanaroLuis Scalon

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