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Penitencia

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1929.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1929

  1. Francisco CanaroCharlo1929
  2. Roberto FirpoTeófilo Ibáñez1929

Versions of Penitencia recorded 1929

The lyrics of Penitencia are by Francisco García Jiménez.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1929 to 1929.
1920
Recordings of Penitencia by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 4, 2026

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

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPenitenciaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon1929
  2. Roberto FirpoPenitenciaRoberto FirpoTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon1929
  3. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueAug 31927
  4. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueCharlo · Jun 11929
All recordings of Penitencia

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Francisco Canaro

PenitenciaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

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