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A contramano

Music by Luis Teisseire, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1928.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1928

  1. Francisco CanaroCharlo1928
  2. Francisco LomutoCharlo1928

Versions of A contramano recorded 1928

A contramano was composed by Luis Teisseire.† The lyrics of A contramano are by Juan Andrés Caruso.†

The song

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2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Luis Teisseire
Words
Juan Andrés Caruso
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1928 to 1928.
1920
Recordings of A contramano by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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

  1. Francisco CanaroA contramanoFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon1928
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdA contramanoFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoOdeon1928
  3. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueMar 151928
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Mar 11929
All recordings of A contramano

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

A contramanoFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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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 catalogues2

tango.info · T0370073725

TodoTango · tema/2304

Composer1

Composed by Luis Teisseire

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso

Listen

  1. A contramanoFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoOdeon
  2. A contramanoFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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