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Canto

Music by Mario Battistella, lyrics by Mario Battistella. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–1950.
1934: 2 · danced 16 times1950: 1 · danced 1 times
1934’401950
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1934: 2, 16; 1950: 1, 1

Canto was composed by Mario Battistella.† The lyrics of Canto are by Mario Battistella.†

Credit

Music
Mario Battistella
Lyrics
Mario Battistella

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1930’40’50

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

  1. Francisco CanaroMost dancedErnesto Famá · Odeon · Mar 27
    16 dances
    1934
  2. Domingo FedericoHugo Roca · RCA Victor · Mar 23
    1 dance
    1950
  3. Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz)Earliest we holdLuis Díaz · Jan 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1934

Danced to it

Music from 1934–1950 · danced on film 2009–2024

20092024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 2, 2013: 1, 2015: 2, 2019: 1, 2024: 1

Pablo Rodriguez & Noelia Hurtado3:11

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sPablo Rodriguez & Noelia Hurtado2009
  2. The 2010sMarko Miljevic & Maja Petrović2015
  3. The 2020sMarko Miljevic & Maja Petrović2024

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370165299

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Mario Battistella

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Mario Battistella

Single source

Listen

  1. CantoOrquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) · Luis Díaz · no clip yet1934
  2. CantoFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
  3. CantoDomingo Federico · Hugo Roca1950

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