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El trovero

Music by Agustín Irusta, Rafael Tuegols, lyrics by Agustin Irusta. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1946.
1926: 1 · danced 1 times1933: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 1 · danced 3 times1946: 1 · danced 0 times
1926’30’401946
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1926: 1, 1; 1933: 1, 0; 1942: 1, 3; 1946: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1926 and 1933.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

El trovero was composed by Rafael Tuegols.† The lyrics of El trovero are by Agustin Irusta.†

Credit

Music
Agustín Irusta, Rafael Tuegols
Lyrics
Agustin Irusta

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

1920’30’40

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 22
    1 dance
    1926
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá, Ángel Ramos · Odeon · Apr 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1933
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Most dancedOdeon · Dec 30
    3 dances
    1942
  4. Francisco FiorentinoJan 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  5. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jul 221927
  6. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueDec 301942
  7. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · Jan 101946

Danced to it

Music from 1926–1946 · danced on film 2019

Mirta Tiseyra & Ermanno Felli2:37

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370044328

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Rafael Tuegols

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Agustin Irusta

Single source

Listen

  1. El troveroFrancisco Canaro1926
  2. El troveroFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá, Ángel Ramos1933
  3. El troveroQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1942
  4. El troveroFrancisco Fiorentino · Francisco Fiorentino1946

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