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Rayero

Music by Francisco Canaro, Luis Riccardi. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1950.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1931

  1. Francisco Canaro1931
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1950

Versions of Rayero recorded 1931–1950

Rayero is a tango.

Rayero was composed by Francisco Canaro and Luis Riccardi.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro, Luis Riccardi
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1931 to 1950.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Rayero by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdRayeroFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon1931
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)RayeroQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon1950
  3. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAug 11950
All recordings of Rayero

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

RayeroFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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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

TodoTango · tema/3070

tango.info · Z0000004145

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer2

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Composed by Luis Riccardi

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  1. RayeroFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. RayeroQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon

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