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Por dónde andará

Music by Salvador Merico. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1958.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1926

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMario Bustos1958
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá19261941
  3. Francisco Lomuto1927
  4. Adolfo CarabelliAlberto Gómez1932
  5. Florindo SassoneJorge Casal1947

Versions of Por dónde andará recorded 1926–1958

Por dónde andará was composed by Salvador Merico.†† Por dónde andará is a tango.† Por dónde andará was published in 1927.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Salvador Merico
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1941 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1926 to 1958.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Por dónde andará by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoPor dónde andaráJuan D'ArienzoMario BustostangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1958
  3. Francisco LomutoPor dónde andaráFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1927
  4. Adolfo CarabelliPor dónde andaráAdolfo CarabelliAlberto Gómeztango
    No match yet
    1932
  5. Florindo SassonePor dónde andaráFlorindo SassoneJorge CasaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1947
  6. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueDec 281926
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogue1927
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1927
  9. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Mar 121927
  10. Eduardo Bianco, BachichaNot in our catalogueTeresita Asprella · Jan 271928
  11. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · Jun 31932
All recordings of Por dónde andará

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Por dónde andaráFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 3 Performances

Mariela Sametband & Guillermo Peque2019 · 4:05

Danced to it

Music from 1926–1958 · danced on film 2016–2019

20162019
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2016: 1, 2019: 1

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370134103

TodoTango · tema/665

Composer1

Composed by Salvador Merico

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1927

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  1. Por dónde andaráFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Por dónde andaráFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Por dónde andaráAdolfo CarabelliAlberto Gómeztango
  4. Por dónde andaráFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  5. Por dónde andaráFlorindo SassoneJorge CasaltangoRCA Victor
  6. Por dónde andaráJuan D'ArienzoMario BustostangoRCA Victor

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