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Song

Quemá esas cartas

Music by Raúl de los Hoyos, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1928.

Quemá esas cartas was composed by Raúl de los Hoyos.† The lyrics of Quemá esas cartas are by Manuel Romero.†

Credit

Music
Raúl de los Hoyos
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

1920

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoErnesto Famá · Odeon · Mar 271928
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Feb 71928
  3. Roberto FirpoTeófilo Ibáñez · Odeon · Mar 81928
  4. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1928

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0000040761

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TodoTango · tema/590

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Composer1

Composed by Raúl de los Hoyos

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Manuel Romero

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Listen

  1. Quemá esas cartasFrancisco Canaro · Charlo · no clip yet1928
  2. Quemá esas cartasRoberto Firpo · Teófilo Ibáñez · no clip yet1928
  3. Quemá esas cartasOsvaldo Fresedo · Ernesto Famá1928

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