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Tierra negra

Music by Juan Noli, Graciano de Leone, lyrics by Francisco Bastardi. 11 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2017.
1927: 1 · danced 0 times1937: 1 · danced 0 times1940: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 1 · danced 0 times1943: 1 · danced 1 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times1974: 1 · danced 0 times2017: 1 · danced 2 times
1927’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’102017
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 0; 1937: 1, 0; 1940: 1, 0; 1942: 1, 0; 1943: 1, 1; 1951: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 0; 1974: 1, 0; 2017: 1, 2

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1943 and 1953. 2 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

Tierra negra is a tango.

Tierra negra was composed by Juan Noli and Graciano de Leone.

The lyrics of Tierra negra are by Francisco Bastardi.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Juan Noli, Graciano de Leone
Lyrics
Francisco Bastardi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

11 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  2. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 17
    1 dance
    1943
  3. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Oct 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  4. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Alberto Arenas · Odeon · Jun 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  5. Julio De Caro
    Not danced on film yet
    1940
  6. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · May 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  7. Roberto FirpoOdeon · Dec 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1937
  8. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · May 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  9. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  10. Florindo SassonePaís
    Not danced on film yet
    1974
  11. Tango BardoMost dancedJul 1
    2 dances
    2017
  12. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1917
  13. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueOct 91947
  14. Enrique MoraNot in our catalogueAug 161950
  15. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAlberto Arenas, -choir- · Jun 191951
  16. Los Solistas de D'ArienzoNot in our catalogue1984
  17. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1927–2017 · danced on film 2018–2023

20182023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2018: 1, 2023: 1

Daniela Arcuri & Marco Spaziani2023 · 2:34

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMarcos Morinigo & Marcela SubelzaMilonga La Baldosa · 2018
  2. The 2020sDaniela Arcuri & Marco Spaziani2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    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 · T0370028388

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1869

Single source

MusicBrainz · 7b597288-9555-46a9-bfc8-ee4289fc3399source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

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Composer2

Composed by Juan Noli

Single source

Composed by Graciano de Leone

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco Bastardi

Single source

Listen

  1. Tierra negraRoberto Firpo1927
  2. Tierra negraRoberto Firpo1937
  3. Tierra negraJulio De Caro · no clip yet1940
  4. Tierra negraJuan D'Arienzo1942
  5. Tierra negraCarlos Di Sarli1943
  6. Tierra negraQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · Alberto Arenas · no clip yet1951
  7. Tierra negraHéctor Varela1952
  8. Tierra negraCarlos Di Sarli1953
  9. Tierra negraFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1959
  10. Tierra negraFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1974
  11. Tierra negraTango Bardo2017

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