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Tranquilo viejo tranquilo

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

Tranquilo viejo tranquilo was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of Tranquilo viejo tranquilo are by Ivo Pelay.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro
Lyrics
Ivo Pelay

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1940

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedCarlos Roldán · Odeon · May 5
    5 dances
    1943
  2. Típica VictorOrtega del Cerro · RCA Victor · Jul 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1943
  3. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueTita Merello · Nov 221956

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2014–2018

20142018
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 1, 2016: 1, 2018: 2

Horacio Pebete Godoy & Cecilia Berra2018 · 3:03

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0000062717

Single source

TodoTango · tema/2760

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Ivo Pelay

Single source

Listen

  1. Tranquilo viejo tranquiloFrancisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán · no clip yet1943
  2. Tranquilo viejo tranquiloTípica Victor · Ortega del Cerro1943

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