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Esclavas blancas

Music by Horacio Pettorossi, lyrics by Horacio Pettorossi. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–1950.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1932

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Reynal1940
  2. Francisco CanaroAgustin Irusta1932
  3. Francisco RotundoFloreal Ruiz1950

Versions of Esclavas blancas recorded 1932–1950

Esclavas blancas is a tango.

Esclavas blancas was published in 1931.

Esclavas blancas was composed by Horacio Pettorossi.

The lyrics of Esclavas blancas are by Horacio Pettorossi.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Horacio Pettorossi
Words
Horacio Pettorossi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1940 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, 1932 to 1950.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Esclavas blancas 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 · 6 more we know of

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

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedEsclavas blancasJuan D'ArienzoAlberto ReynaltangoRCA Victor
    8 dances
    1940
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdEsclavas blancasFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustatangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1932
  3. Francisco RotundoEsclavas blancasFrancisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1950
  4. -unspecified male-Not in our catalogue1928
  5. Eduardo Bianco, BachichaNot in our catalogueTeresita Asprella · Jan 261928
  6. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo BarbieriNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Sep 161931
  7. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  8. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogue
  9. Carlos AcuñaNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Esclavas blancas

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Esclavas blancasJuan D'ArienzoAlberto ReynaltangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 7 Performances

Carlitos Espinoza & Noelia HurtadoTango Cazino · 2018 · 3:14

Danced to it

Music from 1932–1950 · danced on film 2012–2018

20122018
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2013: 2, 2016: 1, 2018: 3

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Carlitos Espinoza and Noelia Hurtado

    2018 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1La bebaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1972
    2. 2Esclavas blancasJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    3. 3Milonga que peina canasJuan D'Arienzo, 1952
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1212

tango.info · Z0000573459

MusicBrainz · 541999b1-de72-4b86-99e8-9bf0b78ee47dsource

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1931

Composer1

Composed by Horacio Pettorossi

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Horacio Pettorossi

Listen

  1. Esclavas blancasFrancisco CanaroAgustín IrustatangoOdeon
  2. Esclavas blancasJuan D'ArienzoAlberto ReynaltangoRCA Victor
  3. Esclavas blancasFrancisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoOdeon

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