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El chamuyo

Music by Francisco Canaro. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1987.
1927: 1 · danced 0 times1930: 1 · danced 7 times1933: 1 · danced 12 times1938: 1 · danced 11 times1950: 1 · danced 1 times1951: 2 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 5 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’40’50’60’70’801987
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 0; 1930: 1, 7; 1933: 1, 12; 1938: 1, 11; 1950: 1, 1; 1951: 2, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1963: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 5; 1968: 1, 0; 1970: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1927 and 1933. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

El chamuyo was composed by Francisco Canaro.††

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

13 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 11
    5 dances
    1965
  2. Miguel CalóInstrumental · Odeon · Nov 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  3. Edgardo DonatoRCA Victor · Oct 10
    11 dances
    1938
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdOdeon · Apr 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  5. Francisco CanaroMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 1
    12 dances
    1933
  6. Típica VictorInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 26
    7 dances
    1930
  7. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Aug 1
    1 dance
    1950
  8. Domingo FedericoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  9. Alberto MancioneJan 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  10. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  11. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  12. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  13. Mariano Mores
    Not danced on film yet
    1963
  14. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1918
  15. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAug 11950
  16. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogue1958
  17. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueJan 211972
  18. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogue1978
  19. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  20. Genaro EspósitoNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1927–1987 · danced on film 2006–2026

20062026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 1, 2008: 1, 2009: 2, 2010: 2, 2011: 6, 2012: 3, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 2, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2023: 5, 2026: 1

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152021 · 2:57

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sAlexey Barbolin & Julia Zueva2008
  2. The 2010sRodrigo Fonti & Mila Vigdorova2011
  3. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2021

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370007694

Single source

TodoTango · tema/3054

Single source

MusicBrainz · 1b5e0a76-c8ec-4a30-9761-3035dee36ce0source

Single source

Listen

  1. El chamuyoFrancisco Canaro1927
  2. El chamuyoTípica Victor1930
  3. El chamuyoFrancisco Canaro1933
  4. El chamuyoEdgardo Donato1938
  5. El chamuyoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1950
  6. El chamuyoFlorindo Sassone1951
  7. El chamuyoMiguel Caló1951
  8. El chamuyoAlberto Mancione · no clip yet1953
  9. El chamuyoMariano Mores · no clip yet1963
  10. El chamuyoJuan D'Arienzo1965
  11. El chamuyoDomingo Federico · no clip yet1968
  12. El chamuyoFlorindo Sassone1970

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