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Con alma y vida

Music by Carlos Di Sarli, lyrics by Héctor Marcó. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1986.

Con alma y vida was composed by Carlos Di Sarli.† The lyrics of Con alma y vida are by Héctor Marcó.†

Credit

Music
Carlos Di Sarli
Lyrics
Héctor Marcó

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Oct 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  2. Carlos Di SarliJorge Durán · RCA Victor · Jul 5
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  3. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedOscar Serpa · Music Hall · Mar 5
    9 dances
    1953
  4. José BassoQuique Ojeda, Eduardo Borda
    Not danced on film yet
    1986

Danced to it

Music from 1928–1986 · danced on film 2007–2020

20072020
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 1, 2020: 1

Carlos Gavito2007 · 3:15

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sCarlos Gavito2007
  2. The 2010sSebastián Arce & Mariana MontesTango Festival Karlsruhe · 2013
  3. The 2020sClaudio Strang & Isabella Szymonowicz2020

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19281986

1928: 1, 1945: 1, 1953: 1, 1986: 1

In other catalogues3

tango.info · Z0999900865

Single source

tango.info · T0370231836

Single source

TodoTango · tema/744

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Carlos Di Sarli

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Héctor Marcó

Single source

Listen

  1. Con alma y vidaFrancisco Canaro · Charlo · no clip yet1928
  2. Con alma y vidaCarlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán1945
  3. Con alma y vidaCarlos Di Sarli · Oscar Serpa1953
  4. Con alma y vidaJosé Basso · Quique Ojeda, Eduardo Borda · no clip yet1986

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