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Alma de bandoneón

Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–1936.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1934

  1. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida1935
  2. Francisco LomutoFernando Díaz1934
  3. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaMario Beltran1936

Versions of Alma de bandoneón recorded 1934–1936

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1935 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1934 to 1936.
1930
Recordings of Alma de bandoneón 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

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Francisco CanaroMost dancedAlma de bandoneónFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    14 dances
    1935
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdAlma de bandoneónFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1934
  3. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaAlma de bandoneónRafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaMario Beltrantango
    No match yet
    1936
All recordings of Alma de bandoneón

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Alma de bandoneónFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 13 Performances

Barbara Ferreyra & Exequiel RelmuanWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20212017 · 2:48

Danced to it

Music from 1934–1936 · danced on film 2011–2024

20112024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2014: 1, 2017: 3, 2024: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sBarbara Ferreyra & Exequiel Relmuan2017
  2. The 2020sMurat Erdemsel & Silvina Tse2024

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    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

No published facts yet. Facts appear here, each with its source, as they are collected.

Listen

  1. Alma de bandoneónFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
  2. Alma de bandoneónFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
  3. Alma de bandoneónMario Beltrántango

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