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Mano brava

Music by Manuel Buzón, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–2001.
1941: 1 · danced 76 times1942: 1 · danced 2 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 2 times2001: 1 · danced 0 times
1941’50’60’70’80’902001
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1941: 1, 76; 1942: 1, 2; 1952: 1, 0; 1963: 1, 2; 2001: 1, 0

  1. Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1941 and 1952.

    How we know

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

Mano brava was composed by Manuel Buzon.† The lyrics of Mano brava are by Enrique Cadícamo.†

Credit

Music
Manuel Buzón
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedFrancisco Fiorentino · RCA Victor · Mar 4
    76 dances
    1941
  2. Aníbal TroiloTK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  3. Manuel BuzonAmadeo Mandarino
    2 dances
    1942
  4. Horacio SalganPhilips
    2 dances
    1963
  5. Horacio Salgan y Ubaldo De LioMelopea · Dec 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2001
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Palacios · Dec 231941
  7. Ensemble HyperionNot in our catalogue
  8. Solo Tango orquestaNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1941–2001 · danced on film 2009–2026

20092026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2010: 1, 2012: 1, 2013: 2, 2014: 7, 2015: 5, 2016: 6, 2017: 4, 2018: 3, 2019: 5, 2020: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 11, 2024: 3, 2025: 5, 2026: 1

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2015SULTANS OF ISTANBUL · 2019 · 3:20

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sVladimir Vereschagin & Ekaterina Koptelova2009
  2. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónSULTANS OF ISTANBUL · 2019
  3. The 2020sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina SosaViva La Pepa · 2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  2. La Paz ArribaRecoleta
    1 performance
  3. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370042560

Single source

TodoTango · tema/2595

Single source

MusicBrainz · cfc962cf-68d0-4509-b39b-c3552b57a383source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Manuel Buzon

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo

Single source

Listen

  1. Mano bravaAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1941
  2. Mano bravaManuel Buzon · Amadeo Mandarino1942
  3. Mano bravaAníbal Troilo1952
  4. Mano bravaHoracio Salgan1963
  5. Mano bravaHoracio Salgan y Ubaldo De Lio · no clip yet2001

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