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Barba de choclo

Music by Vicente Greco, lyrics by Carlos Pesce. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1952.
1926: 1 · danced 0 times1945: 1 · danced 2 times1952: 1 · danced 1 times
1926’30’40’501952
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1926: 1, 0; 1945: 1, 2; 1952: 1, 1

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1945 and 1952.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Barba de choclo is a tango.

Barba de choclo was composed by Vicente Greco.

The lyrics of Barba de choclo are by Carlos Pesce.

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Credit

Music
Vicente Greco
Lyrics
Carlos Pesce

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1920’30’40’50

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 4
    2 dances
    1945
  2. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Sep 15
    1 dance
    1952
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1926

Danced to it

Music from 1926–1952 · danced on film 2009–2024

20092024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2021: 1, 2024: 1

Esteban Moreno & Claudia Codega2024 · 3:02

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sHelen la Vikinga & Lexa Roséan2009
  2. The 2020sEsteban Moreno & Claudia Codega2024

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/5521

Single source

tango.info · T0370097736

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Composer1

Composed by Vicente Greco

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Pesce

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Listen

  1. Barba de chocloFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1926
  2. Barba de chocloCarlos Di Sarli1945
  3. Barba de chocloCarlos Di Sarli1952

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