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Copacabana · 1928

Rosita Montemar · tango · 1928 · Victor
Music by Julio de Caro. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1985.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Julio De Caro, 1927

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese19851985
  2. Julio De CaroHéctor Farrel192719411949
  3. Los Astros del Tango1958
  4. Rosita Montemar1928

Recorded in 1928, during the Guardia Nueva (1920–1934).

1928

19201934

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Record label of Copacabana · 1928
Key facts
Year
1928
Singers
Rosita Montemar
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Julio de Caro
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Julio De Caro’s 1927 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1927 to 1985.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Copacabana · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 4 orchestras; the earliest here is Julio De Caro in 1927.

  1. 1927Julio De CaroRecording
  2. 1928Rosita MontemarRecording
  3. 1958Los Astros del TangoRecording
  4. 1985Osvaldo PuglieseRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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. Los Astros del TangoCopacabana · Los Astros del Tango · tango · 1958 · Music Hall
    No match yet
    1958
  2. Rosita MontemarCopacabana · Rosita Montemar · sung · tango · 1928 · Victor
    No match yet
    1928
  3. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue1966
  4. Orquesta Típica Decareana, dir. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogue1983
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogue1989
  6. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue

One recording

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Rosita Montemar

Copacabana · Rosita Montemar · sung · tango · 1928 · Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the matrix number.

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  1. Copacabana · Julio De Caro · 1927

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