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Sábado inglés

Music by Juan Maglio, lyrics by Eugenio Cárdenas. 15 recordings in our catalogue, 1920–2017.

Who recorded it

Every version15

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Típica Select, 1920

  1. Juan D'Arienzo19351946
  2. Edgardo Donato1953
  3. Francisco Canaro1931
  4. Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo1940
  5. Juan Maglio1928
  6. Alberto Mancione1952

Versions of Sábado inglés recorded 1920–2017

Sábado inglés was composed by Juan Félix Maglio.† The lyrics of Sábado inglés are by Eugenio Cárdenas.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

14 orchestras recorded it

11 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan Maglio
Words
Eugenio Cárdenas
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 15 recordings of this song by 14 orchestras, 1920 to 2017.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Sábado inglés by year, taller the more they are danced · 15 of 15 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

15 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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

  2. Edgardo DonatoSábado inglésEdgardo DonatoinstrumentaltangoPampa
    No match yet
    1953
  3. Francisco CanaroSábado inglésFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1931
  4. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoSábado inglésCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpotango
    2 dances
    1940
  5. Juan MaglioMost dancedSábado inglésJuan Magliotango
    4 dances
    1928
  6. Alberto MancioneSábado inglésAlberto Mancioneinstrumentaltango
    No match yet
    1952
  7. José SalaSábado inglésJosé SalatangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1953
  8. José BassoSábado inglésJosé BassoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1953
  9. Héctor VarelaSábado inglésHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango
    2 dances
    1951
  10. Tango BardoSábado inglésTango Bardotango
    No match yet
    2017
  11. Héctor GranéSábado inglésHéctor Granétango
    No match yet
    1957
  12. Mariano MoresSábado inglésMariano Morestango
    No match yet
    1967
  13. Miguel VillasboasSábado inglésMiguel Villasboastango
    No match yet
    1964
  14. Orquesta Típica SelectEarliest we holdSábado inglésOrquesta Típica SelectinstrumentaltangoVictor
    No match yet
    1920
  15. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueFeb 31928
  16. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogue1949
  17. Tito MartínNot in our catalogue1953
  18. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogue1957
  19. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue1997
  20. César ZagnoliNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Sábado inglés

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Juan Maglio

Sábado inglésJuan Magliotango
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 3 Performances

Carlitos Espinoza & Noelia Hurtado3:21

Danced to it

Music from 1920–2017 · danced on film 2010–2023

20102023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2015: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2023: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sNick Jones & Diana CruzPhiladelphia Tango Festival · 2015
  2. The 2020sGustavo Rosas2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    2 performances

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Carlitos Espinoza and Noelia Hurtado

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Sábado inglésJuan Maglio, 1928
    2. 2Mano bravaAníbal Troilo, 1941
    3. 3De floreoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1950
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Adrian Costa and Amanda Costa

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Sábado inglésJuan D'Arienzo, 1935
    2. 2La yumbaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1952
    3. 3Sin palabrasAníbal Troilo, 1946
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes

    2019 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1En el lago azulRodolfo Biagi, 1959
    2. 2PaisajePedro Laurenz, 1943
    3. 3Sábado inglésHéctor Varela, 1951
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370026520

TodoTango · tema/454

MusicBrainz · c6812114-53d8-4dde-886d-60aeb1f1c1ebsource

Composer1

Composed by Juan Félix Maglio

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Eugenio Cárdenas

Listen

  1. Sábado inglésinstrumentaltangoVictor
  2. Sábado inglésJuan Magliotango
  3. Sábado inglésFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  4. Sábado inglésJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  5. Sábado inglésCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpotango
  6. Sábado inglésJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  7. Sábado inglésHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango
  8. Sábado inglésAlberto Mancioneinstrumentaltango
  9. Sábado inglésEdgardo DonatoinstrumentaltangoPampa
  10. Sábado inglésJosé SalatangoColumbia
  11. Sábado inglésJosé BassoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  12. Sábado inglésHéctor Granétango

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