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Royal Pigall

Music by Juan Maglio. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1979.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Manuel Buzon, 1942

  1. Carlos Di Sarli19441954
  2. Enrique Rodríguez1955
  3. Manuel BuzonAmadeo Mandarino1942
  4. Héctor Varela19551973
  5. Florindo Sassone1979

Versions of Royal Pigall recorded 1942–1979

Royal Pigall was composed by Juan Félix Maglio.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan Maglio
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Carlos Di Sarli’s 1944 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1942 to 1979.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of Royal Pigall by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

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

  2. Enrique RodríguezRoyal PigallEnrique RodrígueztangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1955
  3. Manuel BuzonEarliest we holdRoyal PigallManuel BuzonAmadeo Mandarinotango
    No match yet
    1942
  5. Florindo SassoneRoyal PigallFlorindo SassonetangoMicrofon
    No match yet
    1979
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1921
  7. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván · Jul 261928
  8. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Royal Pigall

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

Royal PigallCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Jose Luis Ferraro & Rika Fukuda2017 · 2:48

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1979 · danced on film 2017

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    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 catalogues2

tango.info · T0370141153

TodoTango · tema/4642

Composer1

Composed by Juan Félix Maglio

Listen

  1. Royal PigallManuel BuzonAmadeo Mandarinotango
  2. Royal PigallCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  3. Royal PigallCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoMusic Hall
  4. Royal PigallEnrique RodrígueztangoOdeon
  5. Royal PigallHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango
  6. Royal PigallHéctor Varelatango
  7. Royal PigallFlorindo SassonetangoMicrofon

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