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Es costumbre o es cariño · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1940

Osvaldo FresedoCarlos MayeltangoRCA Victor
Music by Luis Petrucelli, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1940.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Osvaldo Fresedo, 1940

  1. Osvaldo FresedoCarlos Mayel1940

Pinned at 1940 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · gold: With Ruiz, 1939–1941

Es costumbre o es cariño · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1940 was sung by Carlos Mayel.†† Es costumbre o es cariño · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1940 is a tango.† Es costumbre o es cariño · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1940 lasts 02:57.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Luis Petrucelli
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1940 to 1940.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdMost dancedEs costumbre o es cariñoOsvaldo FresedoCarlos MayeltangoRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1940

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

Es costumbre o es cariñoOsvaldo FresedoCarlos MayeltangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Fresedo recorded on Oct 3, 1940.

  1. Nidito azulOsvaldo FresedoCarlos MayeltangoRCA Victor

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Carlos MayelOct 3, 1940

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 02480002002819-1-6

tango.info · 02480002043874-1-17

tango.info · 07798108080521-2-15

tango.info · 02480002701569-2-1

tango.info · 00828766032628-1-9

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:57

Audio feature14

Audio feature 132.5

Audio feature 0.934

Audio feature C

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.79

Audio feature -20.5

Audio feature 0.384

Audio feature 0.243

Audio feature 0.434

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.566

Audio feature 132.7

Audio feature 66.4

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Es costumbre o es cariñoOsvaldo FresedoCarlos Mayel

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