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Song

El firulete

Music by Mariano Mores, lyrics by Rodolfo M. Taboada. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1958–1977.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1958

  1. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1958
  2. José Basso1961
  3. Mariano Mores1977

Versions of El firulete recorded 1958–1977

El firulete was composed by Mariano Mores.† The lyrics of El firulete are by Rodolfo M. Taboada.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Mariano Mores
Words
Rodolfo M. Taboada
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)’s 1958 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1958 to 1977.
1950’60’70
Recordings of El firulete by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 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.

  1. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Earliest we holdMost dancedEl firuleteQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)milongaOdeon
    14 dances
    1958
  2. José BassoEl firuleteJosé BassoinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
    No match yet
    1961
  3. Mariano MoresEl firuleteMariano Moresmilonga
    No match yet
    1977
  4. Alberto Oscar GentileNot in our catalogue1950
  5. Mariano MoresNot in our catalogueMar 181958
  6. Mariano MoresNot in our catalogueAug 181958
  7. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAug 281958
  8. Estrellas de Buenos AiresNot in our catalogueApr 61960
  9. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Feb 271964
  10. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogue1971
  11. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue1972
  12. Enrique DumasNot in our catalogue
  13. Alberto Oscar GentileNot in our catalogue
  14. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogue
All recordings of El firulete

One recording

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

Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)

El firuleteQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)milongaOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 14 Performances

Michael Nadtochi & Eleonora Kalganova2016 · 2:44

Danced to it

Music from 1958–1977 · danced on film 2014–2026

20142026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 2, 2016: 2, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 3, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMichael Nadtochi & Eleonora Kalganova2016
  2. The 2020sPiotr Bochiński & Joanna JabłońskaMilonga Soho · 2026

Where it is danced

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

  1. Tangoport
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Muharrem Yılmazkaya and Nilay Akgün

    In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1La vida es cortaRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    2. 2Dichas que vivíRodolfo Biagi, 1939
    3. 3LocaTango Bardo, 2015
    4. 4El firuleteQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1958
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Como si fuera un vals: lejos y liso, derecho; si hacían un firulete, lo echaban.

    Eduardo Arquimbau · GLORIA Y EDUARDO ARQUIMBAU. Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

    open at 1:00:41
  • Se vende mucho lo que se hace en los campeonatos; en el mundial de tango salón también hay mucha firulete que no dice nada.

    Sergio Cortazzo · Entrevista a Sergio Cortazzo y Silvia Carlino

    open at 53:24

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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 · T0370436488

TodoTango · tema/1940

Composer1

Composed by Mariano Mores

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Rodolfo M. Taboada

Listen

  1. El firuleteQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)milongaOdeon
  2. El firuleteJosé BassoinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
  3. El firuleteMariano Moresmilonga

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