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Song

De pura cepa · Aníbal Troilo · 1942

Aníbal TroiloinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
Music by José Ceglie, lyrics by Osvaldo Sosa Cordero. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–1980.

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Aníbal Troilo recordings indexed 1938–1971 · gold: Energetic, 1941–1944

De pura cepa · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 is a milonga.† De pura cepa · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 lasts 02:35.†

The work

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Music
José Ceglie
Lyrics
Osvaldo Sosa Cordero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1935 to 1980.

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1930’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of De pura cepa · Aníbal Troilo · 1942 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1935, with 60% of the 128 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. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedDe pura cepaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
    77 dances · 60%
    1935
  2. Aníbal TroiloDe pura cepaAníbal TroiloinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
    51 dances · 40%
    1942
  3. Osvaldo FresedoDe pura cepaOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
    No match yet
    1953
  4. Osvaldo PuglieseDe pura cepaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
    No match yet
    1980
  5. Trio PantangoNot in our catalogue
  6. Muzet RoyalNot in our catalogue

The versions dancers use

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2009–2026

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

2009: 1, 2014: 2, 2015: 5, 2016: 12, 2017: 4, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 1, 2025: 2, 2026: 1

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20151:01

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDaniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa2009
  2. The 2010sCarlitos Espinoza & Noelia HurtadoSunderland Club · 2016
  3. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2026

Where it is danced

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

  1. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    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. 1MerceditasOrquesta Simbolo Osmar Maderna, 1958 · danced together in 4 Performances
  2. 2Cuatro palabrasJuan D'Arienzo, 1941 · danced together in 3 Performances
  3. 3ChiquéOsvaldo Pugliese, 1953 · danced together in 3 Performances
  4. 4Puente AlsinaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1949 · danced together in 3 Performances
  5. 5Mi pibaRicardo Tanturi, 1943 · danced together in 3 Performances
  6. 6La brujaJuan D'Arienzo, 1959 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7Cabeza de noviaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8Tu boca mintióJuan D'Arienzo, 1951 · danced together in 2 Performances
  9. 9Adiós queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  10. 10Cuando el amor muereCarlos Di Sarli, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues17

tango.info · 09991848000004-11-14

tango.info · 00743214972328-1-6

tango.info · 00743214972427-1-11

tango.info · 00743214972724-1-22

tango.info · 00828765943826-1-9

tango.info · 00828766410921-1-5

tango.info · 02480002330233-2-2

tango.info · 02480002332213-1-6

tango.info · 02480002335641-1-6

tango.info · 04011222327543-2-1

tango.info · 04024236201235-1-3

tango.info · 07796095000812-1-10

tango.info · 07798108080330-2-6

tango.info · 07798145107496-1-8

tango.info · 08427328133074-1-23

tango.info · 09991848000004-10-10

tango.info · 00229001001728-1-10

Is a1

Is a milonga

Duration1

Duration 02:35

Audio feature12

Audio feature 114.8

Audio feature 0.944

Audio feature G

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.682

Audio feature -22.1

Audio feature 0.404

Audio feature 0.468

Audio feature 0.012

Audio feature 0.047

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.94

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

Listen

  1. De pura cepaJuan D'Arienzosinger unknown

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