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Papá Baltasar

Music by Sebastián Piana, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1980.
1942: 1 · danced 4 times1960: 1 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times
1942’50’60’701980
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1942: 1, 4; 1960: 1, 0; 1980: 1, 0

Papá Baltasar is a milonga.

Papá Baltasar was composed by Sebastián Piana.

The lyrics of Papá Baltasar are by Homero Manzi.

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Credit

Music
Sebastián Piana
Lyrics
Homero Manzi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedFrancisco Fiorentino · RCA Victor · Apr 16
    4 dances
    1942
  2. Orquesta Simbolo Osmar MadernaCarlos Aguirre · Oct 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1960
  3. Roberto GoyenecheJul 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  4. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue1969
  5. Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche1980

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1980 · danced on film 2015–2022

20152022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2022: 1

Ezgi Turmuş & Ezgi SarıkayaSULTANS OF ISTANBUL · 2022 · 2:48

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Juana SepulvedaAll Night Milonga NYC · 2015
  2. The 2020sEzgi Turmuş & Ezgi SarıkayaSULTANS OF ISTANBUL · 2022

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/374

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tango.info · T0370185651

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MusicBrainz · 8577a653-0db3-451a-b23a-4a3673b89c45source

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Is a1

Is a Milonga

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Composer1

Composed by Sebastián Piana

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Homero Manzi

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Listen

  1. Papá BaltasarAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1942
  2. Papá BaltasarOrquesta Simbolo Osmar Maderna · Carlos Aguirre · no clip yet1960
  3. Papá BaltasarRoberto Goyeneche · Roberto Goyeneche · no clip yet1980

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