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La maleva

Music by Antonio Buglione. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2003.
1927: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1939: 1 · danced 24 times1942: 1 · danced 23 times1943: 1 · danced 4 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1955: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times1982: 1 · danced 0 times2003: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’40’50’60’70’80’902003
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 0; 1939: 1, 24; 1942: 1, 23; 1943: 1, 4; 1949: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 0; 1955: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 0; 1962: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 1982: 1, 0; 2003: 1, 0

La maleva was composed by Antonio Buglione.†

Credit

Music
Antonio Buglione

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

13 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 10 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  2. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 9
    23 dances
    1942
  3. Miguel CalóInstrumental · Odeon · Aug 10
    4 dances
    1943
  4. Rodolfo BiagiMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Mar 24
    24 dances
    1939
  5. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  6. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Dec 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  7. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Jun 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  8. José BassoOscar Ferrari · Odeon · Apr 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  9. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · May 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  10. Juan de Dios FilibertoInstrumental · Oct 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  11. Orquesta Típica Sans SouciInstrumental · Apr 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2003
  12. Raúl GarelloInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1982
  13. Troilo-GrelaInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  14. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1922
  15. Orquesta Típica Brodman-AlfaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental1929
  16. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 61950
  17. Lorenzo BarberoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 281950
  18. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  19. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  20. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue-unspecified female-

Danced to it

Music from 1927–2003 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2010: 2, 2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 2, 2016: 1, 2018: 3, 2019: 3, 2021: 1, 2022: 3, 2023: 8, 2024: 6, 2025: 3, 2026: 2

Javier Rodríguez & Jonathan Saavedra & Fatima Vitale & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2015Moscow Tango Holidays · 2019 · 2:43

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sSergio Natario & Alejandra Arruè2008
  2. The 2010sJavier Rodríguez & Jonathan Saavedra & Fatima Vitale & Clarisa AragónMoscow Tango Holidays · 2019
  3. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370000080

Single source

TodoTango · tema/653

Single source

MusicBrainz · 345b5e26-89d6-43aa-aa17-a10aed4956desource

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Antonio Buglione

Single source

Listen

  1. La malevaRoberto Firpo1927
  2. La malevaFrancisco Canaro1938
  3. La malevaRodolfo Biagi1939
  4. La malevaAníbal Troilo1942
  5. La malevaMiguel Caló1943
  6. La malevaJuan D'Arienzo1949
  7. La malevaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1950
  8. La malevaJosé Basso · Oscar Ferrari1955
  9. La malevaJuan de Dios Filiberto · no clip yet1959
  10. La malevaTroilo-Grela · no clip yet1962
  11. La malevaHéctor Varela1967
  12. La malevaRaúl Garello · no clip yet1982

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