Song
La cumparsita
Who recorded it
Every version2Earliest we hold: Jorge Arduh, 1994
Versions of La cumparsita recorded 1994–2001
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
1 orchestra recorded it
0 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
- Words
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- Written
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- First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Every version
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2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube
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One recording
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In their words
Pero no veo... hay muchachos, como el hijo de Correa; hay otros que están cantando La Cumparsita, cantan muy bien.
But I don't see... there are young guys, like Correa's son; there are others singing 'La Cumparsita,' they sing very well.Tangopedia translation
Juan Carlos Godoy · Entrevista al Maestro cantante Juan Carlos Godoy por Gustavo Benzecry Saba
open at 5:56Yo recuerdo que estábamos y a mí me impactó porque la gente no sabía hablar la Cumparsita, mañana el Sexteto Mayor tiene su cierta magnitud tremenda y la gente voltea
I remember we were there and it hit me because people didn't even speak the language but knew La Cumparsita — Sexteto Mayor has this tremendous stature and the peopleTangopedia translation
Fabián Irusquibelar · Fabian Irusquibelar Con Cecilia Segovia En "La Media Vuelta" (Full Interview)
open at 11:54
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