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Nueve puntos

Music by Francisco Canaro. 12 recordings in our catalogue, 1920–1965.
1920: 2 · danced 0 times1943: 2 · danced 1 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 2 · danced 239 times1955: 1 · danced 0 times1956: 1 · danced 12 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times
1920’30’40’50’601965
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1920: 2, 0; 1943: 2, 1; 1951: 1, 0; 1952: 2, 239; 1955: 1, 0; 1956: 1, 12; 1957: 1, 0; 1962: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli’s 1952 version holds 94% of its dancing (237 of 252).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 12 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1943, 1952 and 1956. 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.

Nueve puntos was composed by Francisco Canaro.††

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

12 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  2. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 5
    1 dance
    1943
  3. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedInstrumental · Music Hall · Apr 8
    237 dances
    1952
  4. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 7
    12 dances
    1956
  5. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1920
  6. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Jun 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1943
  7. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Mar 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1955
  8. Ricardo PedevillaInstrumental · Pampa · Sep 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  9. Alfredo GobbiInstrumental · Apr 3
    2 dances
    1952
  10. Fulvio SalamancaInstrumental · Nov 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  11. Los Señores Del TangoInstrumental · Columbia · Sep 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  12. Orquesta Típica SelectEarliest we holdInstrumental · Victor · Aug 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1920
  13. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jun 71943
  14. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Apr 31952
  15. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Mar 81955
  16. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogueInstrumental1956
  17. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  18. José LibertellaNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  19. Orquesta Típica Gente de tangoNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1920–1965 · danced on film 2007–2026

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

2007: 2, 2008: 3, 2009: 6, 2010: 8, 2011: 4, 2012: 9, 2013: 15, 2014: 7, 2015: 13, 2016: 12, 2017: 12, 2018: 14, 2019: 19, 2020: 4, 2021: 1, 2022: 9, 2023: 23, 2024: 19, 2025: 15, 2026: 4

Carlitos Espinoza & Agustina PiaggioWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 2019Lisbon Tango Festival · 2023 · 3:03

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sMurat Erdemsel & Michelle Erdemsel2009
  2. The 2010sSebastian Jimenez & Nadia Johnson2016
  3. The 2020sCarlitos Espinoza & Agustina PiaggioLisbon Tango Festival · 2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    3 performances
  2. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    2 performances
  3. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  4. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance
  5. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  6. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370133008

Single source

TodoTango · tema/3074

Single source

MusicBrainz · 4d16bdb7-651a-4cb0-90a4-795a49e82d7dsource

Single source

Listen

  1. Nueve puntosno clip yet1920
  2. Nueve puntosFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1920
  3. Nueve puntosCarlos Di Sarli1943
  4. Nueve puntosQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1943
  5. Nueve puntosRicardo Pedevilla · no clip yet1951
  6. Nueve puntosAlfredo Gobbi1952
  7. Nueve puntosCarlos Di Sarli1952
  8. Nueve puntosQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1955
  9. Nueve puntosCarlos Di Sarli1956
  10. Nueve puntosFulvio Salamanca1957
  11. Nueve puntosLos Señores Del Tango · no clip yet1962
  12. Nueve puntosJuan D'Arienzo1965

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