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La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958

Osvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Emilio Balcarce. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1958–2013.

Pinned at 1958 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Maciel shines, 1954–1967

La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958 is a tango.† La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958 lasts 03:15.† La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958: Pugliese's own version of a tune he originally turned down when violinist Emilio/Elvino Balcarce offered it to him; he asked for a version once he saw how big Troilo's recording had become.†

The work

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Music
Emilio Balcarce

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 9 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1958 to 2013.

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1950’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of La bordona · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1958 by year, taller the more they are danced · 9 of 9 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1958, with 44% of the 199 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

7 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedLa bordonaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    88 dances · 44%
    1958
  2. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdLa bordonaAníbal Troilosinger unknowntangoOdeon
    80 dances · 40%
    1958
  3. Orquesta Forever TangoLa bordonaOrquesta Forever Tangosinger unknowntango
    25 dances · 13%
    2013
  4. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)La bordonaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)singer unknowntango
    6 dances · 3%
    1996
  5. Aníbal TroiloLa bordonaAníbal Troilosinger unknowntangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1963
  6. Aníbal TroiloLa bordonaAníbal Troilosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1963
  7. Orquesta El ArranqueLa bordonaOrquesta El Arranquesinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2000
  8. Orquesta Escuela de TangoLa bordonaOrquesta Escuela de Tangosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2000
  9. Orquesta Típica SilencioLa bordonaOrquesta Típica Silenciosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2009
  10. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogue1955
  11. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogueApr 231962
  12. Trío GarufaNot in our catalogue2004
  13. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogue
  14. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue
  15. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue
  16. Juan José MosaliniNot in our catalogue
  17. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue
  18. Osvaldo PiroNot in our catalogue
  19. Trio PantangoNot in our catalogue
  20. Trío YumbaNot in our catalogue

The versions dancers use

Music from 1958 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 6, 2011: 2, 2012: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 4, 2015: 4, 2016: 5, 2017: 3, 2018: 2, 2019: 6, 2020: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 12, 2024: 4, 2025: 2, 2026: 3

Sebastian Jimenez & Magdalena ValdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20102023 · 3:42

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra2019
  2. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Magdalena Valdez2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  2. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  3. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    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. 1Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2ShushetaCarlos Di Sarli, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3La cachilaCarlos Di Sarli, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4Campo afueraRodolfo Biagi, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues12

tango.info · 00077779662425-1-11

tango.info · 00094633599727-3-12

tango.info · 00886979033429-7-6

tango.info · 02480002028215-1-14

tango.info · 02480002031413-1-2

tango.info · 02480002201427-1-20

tango.info · 03149024231629-1-1

tango.info · 04024236201167-1-8

tango.info · 09789507826566-1-14

tango.info · 00094637195628-1-7

tango.info · 00724383740727-1-11

tango.info · 00724383785728-1-7

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:15

Notes1

Pugliese's own version of a tune he originally turned down when violinist Emilio/Elvino Balcarce offered it to him; he asked for a version once he saw how big Troilo's recording had become.

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. La bordonaAníbal Troilosinger unknown

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