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El poncho del olvido · Francisco Canaro · 1926

Francisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon
Music by Adolfo Avilés, lyrics by Enrique Maroni. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1944.

Pinned at 1926 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: Early recordings, 1915–1926

The song

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2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Adolfo Avilés
Words
Enrique Maroni
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1926 to 1944.
1920’30’40
Recordings of El poncho del olvido · Francisco Canaro · 1926 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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  1. Ángel D'AgostinoEl poncho del olvidoÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor1944
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdEl poncho del olvidoFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon1926
  3. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1927
  4. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  5. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini

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Francisco Canaro

El poncho del olvidoFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon

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  1. El poncho del olvidoFrancisco Canarosinger unknown

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