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Song

Total pa qué sirvo

Music by Aníbal Troilo, lyrics by Enrique Dizeo. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1964.

Versions of Total pa qué sirvo recorded 1941–1964

Total pa qué sirvo was composed by Aníbal Troilo.† The lyrics of Total pa qué sirvo are by Enrique Dizeo.†

The work

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Music
Aníbal Troilo
Lyrics
Enrique Dizeo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1941 to 1964.

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1940’50’60
Recordings of Total pa qué sirvo by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 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. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedTotal pa qué sirvoAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
    10 dances
    1941
  2. José BassoTotal pa qué sirvoJosé BassoAlfredo BelusitangoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  3. Francisco RotundoNot in our catalogueEnrique Campos · Jul 81957
  4. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Jul 301963
  5. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Jul 141976

The versions dancers use

Music from 1941–1964 · danced on film 2012–2023

20122023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 3, 2022: 1, 2023: 2

Yanina Erramouspe & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20232023 · 3:11

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sCarlitos Espinoza & Noelia HurtadoBeirut International Tango Festival · 2014
  2. The 2020sYanina Erramouspe & Jonny Carvajal2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370078800

TodoTango · tema/305

MusicBrainz · 82693232-63b1-47c4-a0c6-e684093f9738source

Composer1

Composed by Aníbal Troilo

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Dizeo

Listen

  1. Total pa qué sirvoAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
  2. Total pa qué sirvoJosé BassoAlfredo BelusitangoMusic Hall

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