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  1. Gracias6 days agoComposed by Elías Randal
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  18. Gallo ciego6 days agoComposed by Agustín Bardi
  19. Reliquias porteñas6 days agoComposed by Graciano de Leone
  20. Cabeceo6 days agoNamed for The word cabeceo derives from Spanish cabeza, 'head', and refers to the nod.
  21. Cabeceo6 days agoGlossary meaning Cabeceo is a nonverbal invitation to dance that is accepted with a nod or rejected by looking away.
  22. Adornment (adorno)6 days agoGlossary meaning Adornments (adornos) are decorations added to the dance that need not be led or marked.
  23. Lorenzo Torres Nin6 days agoDescribed as Composer of the tango Por un cariño, with lyrics by Gerardo Alcazar
  24. Por un cariño6 days agoComposed by Lorenzo Torres Nin
  25. Ángel Vargas6 days agoDescribed as Release “Sentir el tango: Adiós arrabal” (1999) on Altaya T.A. 089
  26. Ángel Vargas6 days agoDescribed as Release “Tango argentino: El ruiseñor de Buenos Aires, vol. 2” (1998), AR
  27. Ángel Vargas6 days agoDescribed as Release “Sentir el tango: Carnaval de mi barrio” (1998) on Altaya T.A. 041
  28. Ángel Vargas6 days agoDescribed as Release “Sentir el tango: Tres esquinas” (1998) on Altaya T.A. 018
  29. Ángel Vargas6 days agoDescribed as Release “Ángel Vargas con las orquestas de Eduardo del Piano y Armando Lacava” (1998) on BMG Argentina 74321 41308-2, AR
  30. Ángel Vargas6 days agoDescribed as Release “Tango argentino: El ruiseñor de Buenos Aires, vol. 3” (1998) on BMG Argentina, AR
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