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Buen amigo

Music by Julio de Caro. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1962.
1930: 1 · danced 0 times1936: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 1 · danced 1 times1946: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1958: 1 · danced 2 times1960: 1 · danced 0 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times
1930’40’50’601962
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1930: 1, 0; 1936: 1, 0; 1942: 1, 1; 1946: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 0; 1958: 1, 2; 1960: 1, 0; 1962: 1, 0

  1. Julio De Caro recorded it in 1930, 1942 and 1950.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Buen amigo: Julio De Caro makes two instrumental recordings of Buen amigo on 12 May 1925.† 1925: Julio De Caro makes two instrumental recordings of Buen amigo on 12 May 1925.†

Credit

Music
Julio de Caro

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1930’40’50’60

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Mar 26
    2 dances
    1958
  3. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1936
  4. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Nov 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1960
  5. Julio De CaroEarliest we hold
    Not danced on film yet
    1930
  6. Julio De CaroAgustín Volpe · Sep 16
    1 dance
    1942
  7. Julio De CaroOrlando Verri · Dec 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  8. Armando PontierInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Apr 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1962

Danced to it

Music from 1930–1962 · danced on film 2016

Nito Garcia3:42

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Notes1

Julio De Caro makes two instrumental recordings of Buen amigo on 12 May 1925.May 12, 1925

Single source

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  1. Buen amigoJulio De Caro1930
  2. Buen amigoFrancisco Canaro1936
  3. Buen amigoJulio De Caro · Agustín Volpe1942
  4. Buen amigoAníbal Troilo1946
  5. Buen amigoJulio De Caro · Orlando Verri1950
  6. Buen amigoOsvaldo Pugliese · no clip yet1958
  7. Buen amigoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1960
  8. Buen amigoArmando Pontier · no clip yet1962

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