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Charamusca

Music by Francisco Canaro. 12 recordings in our catalogue, 1915–2009.
1915: 1 · danced 0 times1934: 1 · danced 10 times1939: 1 · danced 81 times1943: 1 · danced 1 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 2 · danced 1 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 1 times1965: 1 · danced 1 times1997: 1 · danced 0 times2009: 1 · danced 0 times
1915’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’002009
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1915: 1, 0; 1934: 1, 10; 1939: 1, 81; 1943: 1, 1; 1949: 1, 0; 1950: 2, 1; 1958: 1, 0; 1963: 1, 1; 1965: 1, 1; 1997: 1, 0; 2009: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1939 and 1965. 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.

Charamusca was composed by Francisco Canaro.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

12 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

1910’20’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 30
    81 dances
    1939
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 11
    1 dance
    1965
  3. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Philips · May 1
    1 dance
    1963
  4. Miguel CalóInstrumental · Odeon · Jun 6
    1 dance
    1950
  5. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Atlanta
    Not danced on film yet
    1915
  6. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Nov 21
    10 dances
    1934
  7. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Dec 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  8. Ricardo MalerbaInstrumental · Aug 16
    1 dance
    1943
  9. Osmar MadernaInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  10. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Instrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    2009
  11. Héctor D'EspositoInstrumental · Bemol
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  12. Miguel VillasboasInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1997
  13. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 61950
  14. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueInstrumental1954
  15. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueInstrumental · May 191955
  16. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1915–2009 · danced on film 2005–2026

20052026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 2, 2006: 3, 2007: 1, 2008: 2, 2009: 8, 2010: 7, 2011: 1, 2012: 8, 2013: 3, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 8, 2017: 2, 2018: 8, 2019: 10, 2021: 3, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 10, 2025: 3, 2026: 3

Dante Sánchez & Anshi AvalosWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20072009 · 4:50

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDante Sánchez & Anshi Avalos2009
  2. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónBratislava Tango Festival · 2018
  3. The 2020sDante Sánchez & Ines Muzzopappa2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    2 performances
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  3. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  4. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370007718

Single source

TodoTango · tema/616

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Single source

Listen

  1. CharamuscaFrancisco Canaro1915
  2. CharamuscaFrancisco Canaro1934
  3. CharamuscaJuan D'Arienzo1939
  4. CharamuscaRicardo Malerba1943
  5. CharamuscaOsmar Maderna · no clip yet1949
  6. CharamuscaMiguel Caló1950
  7. CharamuscaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1950
  8. Charamuscano clip yet1958
  9. CharamuscaOsvaldo Pugliese1963
  10. CharamuscaJuan D'Arienzo1965
  11. CharamuscaMiguel Villasboas · no clip yet1997
  12. CharamuscaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · no clip yet2009

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