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Song

Volvé mi negra

Music by José María Rizzuti. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1953.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1927

  1. Francisco CanaroAgustin Irusta1927
  2. Francisco Lomuto1927
  3. Héctor VarelaRodolfo Lesica1953

Versions of Volvé mi negra recorded 1927–1953

Volvé mi negra is a tango.† Volvé mi negra was composed by José María Rizzuti.††

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José María Rizzuti
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1927 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1927 to 1953.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Volvé mi negra by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroVolvé mi negraFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustatangoOdeon1927
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdVolvé mi negraFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon1927
  3. Héctor VarelaVolvé mi negraHéctor VarelaRodolfo Lesicatango1953
  4. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueJuan Carlos Thorry1927
  5. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueAug 51927
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 161927
  7. Miguel MonteroNot in our catalogue
  8. José LibertellaNot in our catalogueMiguel Montero
All recordings of Volvé mi negra

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

Volvé mi negraFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustatangoOdeon
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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/1789

tango.info · Z0000047718

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer1

Composed by José María Rizzuti

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  1. Volvé mi negraFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Volvé mi negraFrancisco CanaroAgustín IrustatangoOdeon
  3. Volvé mi negraHéctor VarelaRodolfo Lesicatango

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