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Cualquier cosa · Domingo Federico · 1951

Music by Herminia Velich, Juan Velich, lyrics by Juan Velich. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1965.
1928: 1 · danced 1 times1951: 1 · danced 20 times1952: 5 · danced 14 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times
1928’40’50’601965
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1928: 1, 1; 1951: 1, 20; 1952: 5, 14; 1965: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1928 and 1952. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Cualquier cosa · Domingo Federico · 1951 was sung by Enzo Valentino.†† Cualquier cosa · Domingo Federico · 1951 is a tango.† Cualquier cosa · Domingo Federico · 1951 lasts 03:23.† Cualquier cosa · Domingo Federico · 1951: The night's closing number, one of 1951's big hits; a listener noted Valentino sounds like Charlo, especially on a high note. Chosen as a danceable finish after a varied, less-danceable night.†

Credit

Music
Herminia Velich, Juan Velich
Lyrics
Juan Velich

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 10 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloRaúl Berón · TK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseAlberto Morán · Odeon · Jan 28
    1 dance
    1952
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Aug 23
    1 dance
    1928
  4. Francisco CanaroMario Alonso · Odeon · May 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  5. Domingo FedericoMost dancedEnzo Valentino · RCA Victor · Apr 10
    20 dances
    1951
  6. Domingo FedericoRubén Sánchez · Fuentes (Colombia)
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  7. Alfredo AttadiaEnzo Valentino · Apr 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  8. Ángel VargasRCA Victor · Jul 3
    13 dances
    1952
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1928
  10. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Sep 241928
  11. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueTeófilo Ibáñez · Sep 271928
  12. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 201928
  13. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1929
  14. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueCarlos Roldán1950
  15. Jaime VilaNot in our catalogueJorge Vidal · Aug 81951
  16. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Jul 31952
  17. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueCarlos Roldán
  18. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini

Danced to it

Music from 1951 · danced on film 2011–2024

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

2011: 2, 2014: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 3, 2018: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 2

Gianpiero Galdi & Maria Filali2017 · 3:49

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sGianpiero Galdi & Maria Filali2017
  2. The 2020sGianpiero Galdi & Lorena Tarantino2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Lo de Celia Tango ClubSan Cristóbal
    1 performance

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. 1Que Dios te ayudeJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2Ella es asíEdgardo Donato, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3JuevesTípica Victor, 1934 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Enzo ValentinoApr 10, 1951

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 00828767009827-1-6

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tango.info · 02480002043379-1-11

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tango.info · 02480002122623-1-16

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:23

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Audio feature15

Audio feature 126.0

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Audio feature 0.942

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Audio feature E

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Audio feature minor

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Audio feature 0.814

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Audio feature -23.3

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Audio feature 0.456

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Audio feature 0.345

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Audio feature 0.438

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Audio feature 0.036

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.526

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Audio feature 126.8

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Audio feature 63.4

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Audio feature step

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Notes1

The night's closing number, one of 1951's big hits; a listener noted Valentino sounds like Charlo, especially on a high note. Chosen as a danceable finish after a varied, less-danceable night.

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

Listen

  1. Cualquier cosaFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1928

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