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Song

Carancho

Music by Fulvio Salamanca, lyrics by Héctor Marcó. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1942

  1. Juan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos Lamas1942

Versions of Carancho recorded 1942

Carancho was composed by Fulvio Salamanca.† The lyrics of Carancho are by Héctor Marcó.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

7 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Fulvio Salamanca
Words
Héctor Marcó
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1942 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1942 to 1942.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedCaranchoJuan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos LamastangoRCA Victor
    7 dances
    1942
All recordings of Carancho

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Juan D'Arienzo

CaranchoJuan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos LamastangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 7 Performances

Cyntia Palacios & Sebastian BolivarWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20222025 · 0:27

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2015–2025

20152025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2022: 1, 2025: 4

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMartin Vicente & Ayelen Urrutia2015
  2. The 2020sCyntia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar2025

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

1 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Cyntia Palacios and Sebastian Bolivar

    Southern California Tango Championship, 2025 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Jamás retornarásMiguel Caló, 1942
    2. 2Ojos negrosOsvaldo Pugliese, 1972
    3. 3CaranchoJuan D'Arienzo, 1942
    4. 4Meta fierroJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370194754

Composer1

Composed by Fulvio Salamanca

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Héctor Marcó

Listen

  1. CaranchoJuan D'ArienzoJuan Carlos LamastangoRCA Victor

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