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Igual que un bandoneón

Music by José Raúl Iglesias. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1945.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Ricardo Tanturi, 1944

  1. Ricardo TanturiEnrique Campos1944
  2. Lucio DemareHoracio Quintana1945

Versions of Igual que un bandoneón recorded 1944–1945

Igual que un bandoneón was composed by José Raúl Iglesias.††

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

42 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Raúl Iglesias
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Igual que un bandoneón Solloza corazón, Igual que un bandoneón Estás penando... Y tus notas van fraseando Recuerdos de su amor. Yo le dije: adiós, Por eso corazón, Por ella se hace Más tristón tu acento, Que gime desde adentro Igual que un bandoneón. Era como canción de un tango Todo aquel amor de tu vida, Y hoy lloras, corazón Igual que un bandoneón La triste voz, enronquecida. Nunca desde el adiós la viste Pobre mi corazón viejo y triste, Tu pena es el dolor Que mueve su gemir Igual que un bandoneón.

English · machine translation

Just like a bandoneon It sobs heart, Just like a bandoneon You are grieving... And your notes are phrasing Memories of your love. I said: goodbye, That's why heart, Because of her Your accent becomes sadder, That moans from within Like a bandoneon. It was like a tango song All that love of your life, And today you cry, heart Just like a bandoneon The sad voice, hoarse. Never since the goodbye did you see her Poor my old and sad heart, Your sorrow is the pain That moves its moaning Like a bandoneon.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1944 to 1945.
1940
Recordings of Igual que un bandoneón by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Lucio Demare, 1945, with 86% of the 42 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Lucio DemareMost dancedIgual que un bandoneónLucio DemareHoracio QuintanatangoOdeon
    36 dances · 86%
    1945
  2. Ricardo TanturiEarliest we holdIgual que un bandoneónRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor
    6 dances · 14%
    1944
All recordings of Igual que un bandoneón

One recording

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

Lucio Demare

Igual que un bandoneónLucio DemareHoracio QuintanatangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 36 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1944–1945 · danced on film 2009–2026

20092026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 2, 2012: 1, 2013: 4, 2015: 2, 2016: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2025: 5, 2026: 1

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.

3 of 4 complete sets on film

  1. Eleonora Kalganova and Murat Erdemsel

    2025 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Igual que un bandoneónLucio Demare, 1945
    2. 2CiegoFrancisco Canaro, 1935
    3. 3El vals soñadorMiguel Caló, 1942
    4. 4LeliaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Agustín Agnez and Barbara Ferreyra

    2022 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Igual que un bandoneónLucio Demare, 1945
    2. 2El Tigre MillánJuan D'Arienzo, 1952
    3. 3Mozo guapoRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube
  3. Jorge López and Maria Inés Bogado

    2016 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Igual que un bandoneónLucio Demare, 1945
    2. 2El pañuelitoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959
    3. 3El fleteJuan D'Arienzo, 1936
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by José Raúl Iglesias

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370215534

MusicBrainz · 51c15648-5ec9-4c53-b57a-692311bc3c2bsource

TodoTango · tema/5342

Listen

  1. Igual que un bandoneónRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor
  2. Igual que un bandoneónLucio DemareHoracio QuintanatangoOdeon

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