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Mala junta

Music by Julio de Caro, Pedro Laurenz. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1998.
1943: 1 · danced 108 times1947: 1 · danced 2 times1949: 1 · danced 1 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times1998: 1 · danced 99 times
1943’50’60’70’80’901998
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1943: 1, 108; 1947: 1, 2; 1949: 1, 1; 1950: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1961: 1, 0; 1968: 1, 0; 1998: 1, 99

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1943 version holds 51% of its dancing (108 of 210).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 9 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Osvaldo Pugliese recorded it in 1943 and 1952. 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.

Mala junta: Mala junta, by Julio De Caro and Pedro Laurenz, is premiered in 1927 and first recorded on 13 September 1927 by De Caro's sexteto.† 1927: Mala junta, by Julio De Caro and Pedro Laurenz, is premiered in 1927 and first recorded on 13 September 1927 by De Caro's sexteto.†

Credit

Music
Julio de Caro, Pedro Laurenz

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1940’50’60’70’80’90

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Aug 27
    108 dances
    1943
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Odeon · Nov 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  3. Pedro LaurenzInstrumental · Pampa · Jan 16
    2 dances
    1947
  4. Pedro LaurenzMicrofon · Dec 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  5. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Sep 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  6. Julio De CaroOct 19
    1 dance
    1949
  7. José BassoInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  8. Horacio SalganInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  9. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)
    99 dances
    1998

Danced to it

Music from 1943–1998 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 2, 2008: 2, 2009: 2, 2010: 6, 2011: 4, 2012: 10, 2013: 17, 2014: 9, 2015: 14, 2016: 8, 2017: 13, 2018: 15, 2019: 12, 2020: 4, 2021: 2, 2022: 6, 2023: 4, 2024: 6, 2025: 2, 2026: 3

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    5 performances
  2. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance
  3. Sociedad Friulana de Buenos AiresVilla Devoto
    1 performance
  4. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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