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Don Segundo Sombra

Music by Enrique Delfino, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1930.
1929: 1 · danced 0 times1930: 1 · danced 0 times
1929’301930
records made· our catalogue

1929: 1, 0; 1930: 1, 0

Don Segundo Sombra was composed by Enrique Delfino.† The lyrics of Don Segundo Sombra are by Manuel Romero.†

Credit

Music
Enrique Delfino
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

1920’30

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

  1. Francisco CanaroCharlo · Odeon · Mar 51930
  2. Típica VictorEarliest we holdRoberto Diaz, Juan Carlos Delson · RCA Victor · Oct 21929
  3. Minotti Di CiccoNot in our catalogueAntonio Buglione1930
  4. Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogueSofia Bozán · Mar 131930
  5. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogue-choir-1931
  6. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogueManuel Pizarro
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueJuan Carlos Delson

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370100358

Single source

TodoTango · tema/899

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Enrique Delfino

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Manuel Romero

Single source

Listen

  1. Don Segundo SombraTípica Victor · Roberto Díaz, Juán Carlos Delson1929
  2. Don Segundo SombraFrancisco Canaro · Charlo · no clip yet1930

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