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Chichipía

Music by Juan D'Arienzo, Hector Varela, lyrics by Carlos Waiss. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1949–1949.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1949

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1949

Versions of Chichipía recorded 1949

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

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan D'Arienzo, Hector Varela
Words
Carlos Waiss
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1949 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, 1949 to 1949.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedChichipíaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA VictorMeasured automatically · 130 BPM · F major
    4 dances
    1949
All recordings of Chichipía

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

ChichipíaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa2012 · 4:12

Danced to it

Music from 1949 · danced on film 2012

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.

2 of 2 complete sets on film

  1. Corina de la Rosa and Julio Balmaceda

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1InspiraciónOrquesta Típica Sans Souci, 2003
    2. 2ChichipíaJuan D'Arienzo, 1949
    3. 3AlfredoFrancisco Canaro, 1927
    4. 4Tristeza criollaJuan D'Arienzo, 1954
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Ariadna Naveira and Fernando Sanchez

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Nochero soyOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956
    2. 2En el salónRicardo Tanturi, 1944
    3. 3ChichipíaJuan D'Arienzo, 1949
    Watch it on TangoTube

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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 catalogues2

tango.info · T0370053738

TodoTango · tema/3656

Composer1

Composed by Héctor Varela

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Waiss

Listen

  1. ChichipíaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor

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