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La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958

Osvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Emilio Balcarce. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1958–2013.

Pinned at 1958 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Maciel shines, 1954–1967

La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958 is a tango.† La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958 lasts 03:15.† La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958: Pugliese's own version of a tune he originally turned down when violinist Emilio/Elvino Balcarce offered it to him; he asked for a version once he saw how big Troilo's recording had become.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

199 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Emilio Balcarce
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 9 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1958 to 2013.
1950’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958 by year, taller the more they are danced · 9 of 9 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1958, with 44% of the 199 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

7 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedLa bordonaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    88 dances · 44%
    1958
  3. Orquesta Forever TangoLa bordonaOrquesta Forever Tangosinger unknowntango
    25 dances · 13%
    2013
  4. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)La bordonaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)singer unknowntango
    6 dances · 3%
    1996
  5. Orquesta El ArranqueLa bordonaOrquesta El Arranquesinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2000
  6. Orquesta Escuela de TangoLa bordonaOrquesta Escuela de Tangosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2000
  7. Orquesta Típica SilencioLa bordonaOrquesta Típica Silenciosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2009
  8. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogue1955
  9. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogueApr 231962
  10. Trío GarufaNot in our catalogue2004
  11. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogue
  12. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue
  13. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue
  14. Juan José MosaliniNot in our catalogue
  15. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue
  16. Osvaldo PiroNot in our catalogue
  17. Trio PantangoNot in our catalogue
  18. Trío YumbaNot in our catalogue
  19. Orquesta SilencioNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

La bordonaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 85 Performances

Sebastian Jimenez & Magdalena ValdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20102023 · 3:42

Danced to it

Music from 1958 · danced on film 2010–2026

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

2010: 6, 2011: 2, 2012: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 4, 2015: 4, 2016: 5, 2017: 3, 2018: 2, 2019: 6, 2020: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 12, 2024: 4, 2025: 2, 2026: 3

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra2019
  2. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Magdalena Valdez2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  2. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  3. 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. 1Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2ShushetaCarlos Di Sarli, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3La cachilaCarlos Di Sarli, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4Campo afueraRodolfo Biagi, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues12

tango.info · 00077779662425-1-11

tango.info · 00094633599727-3-12

tango.info · 00886979033429-7-6

tango.info · 02480002028215-1-14

tango.info · 02480002031413-1-2

tango.info · 02480002201427-1-20

tango.info · 03149024231629-1-1

tango.info · 04024236201167-1-8

tango.info · 09789507826566-1-14

tango.info · 00094637195628-1-7

tango.info · 00724383740727-1-11

tango.info · 00724383785728-1-7

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:15

Notes1

Pugliese's own version of a tune he originally turned down when violinist Emilio/Elvino Balcarce offered it to him; he asked for a version once he saw how big Troilo's recording had become.

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

Listen

  1. La bordonaAníbal Troilosinger unknown

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