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Carillón de La Merced

Music by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1957.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Típica Victor, 1931

  1. Rodolfo BiagiJorge Ortiz1941
  2. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1957
  3. Típica VictorErnesto Famá1931

Versions of Carillón de La Merced recorded 1931–1957

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

51 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Santos Discepolo
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Típica Victor’s 1931 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1931 to 1957.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Carillón de La Merced by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Típica Victor, 1931, with 49% of the 51 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Típica VictorEarliest we holdMost dancedCarillón de La MercedTípica VictorErnesto FamátangoRCA Victor
    25 dances · 49%
    1931
  2. Rodolfo BiagiCarillón de La MercedRodolfo BiagiJorge OrtiztangoOdeon
    23 dances · 45%
    1941
  3. Alfredo De AngelisCarillón de La MercedAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
    3 dances · 6%
    1957
All recordings of Carillón de La Merced

One recording

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

Típica Victor

Carillón de La MercedTípica VictorErnesto FamátangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 25 Performances

Osvaldo Cartery & Coca CarteryWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 20042012 · 4:16

Danced to it

Music from 1931–1957 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 6, 2012: 6, 2013: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 2, 2016: 1, 2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2019: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sPaolo Cioffi2007
  2. The 2010sOsvaldo Cartery & Coca Cartery2012
  3. The 2020sEdwin Espinosa & Alexa Yepes2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Mansión Dandi RoyalSan Telmo
    1 performance
  2. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 6 complete sets on film

  1. Michelle Lamb and Murat Erdemsel

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1VentarrónTípica Victor, 1933
    2. 2Yo quiero cantar un tangoPedro Laurenz, 1943
    3. 3Una vezTípica Victor, 1943
    4. 4Carillón de La MercedTípica Victor, 1931
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Alexa Yepes and Edwin Espinosa

    2019 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Santa MilonguitaJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    2. 2Dime mi amorJuan D'Arienzo, 1941
    3. 3Carillón de La MercedRodolfo Biagi, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Adrian Costa and Amanda Costa

    2011 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1De contrapuntoJulio De Caro, 1936
    2. 2Carillón de La MercedTípica Victor, 1931
    3. 3Cantor de barrioRicardo Tanturi, 1945
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

No published facts yet. Facts appear here, each with its source, as they are collected.

Listen

  1. Carillón de La MercedTípica VictorErnesto FamátangoRCA Victor
  2. Carillón de La MercedRodolfo BiagiJorge OrtiztangoOdeon
  3. Carillón de La MercedAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon

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