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El tango

Lyrics by Francisco Canaro. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1960–1960.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1960

  1. Francisco CanaroEduardo Adrian1960

Versions of El tango recorded 1960

El tango was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of El tango are by Francisco Canaro.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
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Words
Francisco Canaro
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1960 to 1960.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdEl tangoFrancisco CanaroEduardo AdriantangoOdeon1960
All recordings of El tango

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

El tangoFrancisco CanaroEduardo AdriantangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

In their words

  • Y está trillado todo esto, ¿qué es el tango para mí? Qué sé yo, ¿qué será el tango para mí? ¿Qué es el tango? Mirá...

    Carlos Copello · CARLOS COPELLO Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

    open at 1:06:52
  • El tango es mi tango; el tango de él es su tango; y el tango tuyo es tu tango.

    Miguel Ángel Zotto · MIGUEL ÁNGEL ZOTTO: Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) ESPAÑOL/ENGLISH

    open at 1:00:20

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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 catalogues1

tango.info · Z0000129847

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco Canaro

Listen

  1. El tangoFrancisco CanaroEduardo AdriántangoOdeon

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