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Mano brava

Music by Francisco Canaro, Juan Canaro. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–1956.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Juan Canaro, 1938

  1. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)19401956
  2. Juan Canaro1938

Versions of Mano brava recorded 1938–1956

Mano brava was composed by Francisco Canaro and Juan Canaro.†

The song

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2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro, Juan Canaro
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1938 to 1956.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Mano brava 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 · 7 more we know of

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  1. Juan CanaroEarliest we holdMano bravaJuan Canaroinstrumentaltango1938
  2. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1918
  3. Edgardo DonatoNot in our catalogueAntonio Rodriguez Lesende1931
  4. Edgardo DonatoNot in our catalogueTeófilo Ibáñez1931
  5. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueNov 221940
  6. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueApr 241956
  7. Trio PantangoNot in our catalogue
  8. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Mano brava

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Juan Canaro

Mano bravaJuan Canaroinstrumentaltango

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