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Alma de bandoneón · Francisco Canaro · 1935

Francisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–1936.

Pinned at 1935 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Maida, 1933–1938

Alma de bandoneón · Francisco Canaro · 1935 was sung by Roberto Maida.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1934 to 1936.
1930
Recordings of Alma de bandoneón · Francisco Canaro · 1935 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

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

  1. Francisco CanaroMost dancedAlma de bandoneónFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    14 dances
    1935
  2. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdAlma de bandoneónFrancisco LomutoFernando DíaztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1934
  3. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaAlma de bandoneónRafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaMario Beltrantango
    No match yet
    1936

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Alma de bandoneónFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 13 Performances

Barbara Ferreyra & Exequiel RelmuanWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20212017 · 2:48

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Mar 20, 1935.

  1. CambalacheFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
  2. No hay que hacerse mala sangreFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1935 · danced on film 2011–2024

20112024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2014: 1, 2017: 3, 2024: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sBarbara Ferreyra & Exequiel Relmuan2017
  2. The 2020sMurat Erdemsel & Silvina Tse2024

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Copa de ajenjoFrancisco Lomuto, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Roberto MaidaMar 20, 1935

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Alma de bandoneónFrancisco LomutoFernando Díaz

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