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El raje

Music by Juan D'Arienzo, Hector Varela, lyrics by Carlos Waiss. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1948–1948.

El raje was composed by Héctor Varela.† The lyrics of El raje are by Carlos Waiss.†

Credit

Music
Juan D'Arienzo, Hector Varela
Lyrics
Carlos Waiss

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · May 719487 dances

Danced to it

Music from 1948 · danced on film 2016–2024

20162024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2016: 1, 2018: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 3

Joaquin Besga & Laura Smart2018 · 3:37

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJoaquin Besga & Laura Smart2018
  2. The 2020sLucio Galván & Morena Márquez2024

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19481948

1948: 1

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370024240

Single source

TodoTango · tema/3657

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Héctor Varela

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Waiss

Single source

Listen

  1. El rajeJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1948

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