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Pura milonga

Music by Mario Canaro, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–1938.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1932

  1. Francisco Canaro19321937
  2. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta Argentina1938

Versions of Pura milonga recorded 1932–1938

Pura milonga was composed by José Pécora.† The lyrics of Pura milonga are by Francisco García Jiménez.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Mario Canaro
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1932 to 1938.
1930
Recordings of Pura milonga 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 · 1 more we know of

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  1. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaPura milongaRafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta Argentinatango
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    1938
  2. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1937
All recordings of Pura milonga

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Pura milongaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

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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 · Z0999900079

tango.info · T0370023725

Composer1

Composed by José Pécora

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Listen

  1. Pura milongaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Pura milongaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Pura milongatango

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