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Para lucirse · Orquesta Típica Pichuco · 2017

Orquesta Típica Pichuco · tango · 2017
Music by Astor Piazzolla. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1950–2017.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Francini-Pontier, 1950

  1. Aníbal Troilo1950
  2. Osvaldo Fresedo1950
  3. José Basso1950
  4. Orquesta Francini-Pontier1950
  5. Orquesta Típica Pichuco2017

Recorded in 2017, during the Electronic and festival era (2000–).

2017

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Orquesta Típica Pichuco · no periods written yet

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Orquesta Típica Pichuco
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Every version4One recording

The song

ORQUESTA TÍPICA PICHUCOOrquesta Típica PichucoPARA LUCIRSETango2017

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

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Astor Piazzolla
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The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1950 to 2017.
1950’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Para lucirse · Orquesta Típica Pichuco · 2017 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 5 orchestras; the earliest here is Orquesta Francini-Pontier in 1950.

  1. 1950Orquesta Francini-PontierRecording
  2. 1950José BassoRecording
  3. 1950Osvaldo FresedoRecording
  4. 1950Aníbal TroiloRecording
  5. 2017Orquesta Típica PichucoRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

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

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Aníbal TroiloPara lucirse · Aníbal Troilo · tango · Nov 1, 1950 · TK
    3 dances
    1950
  2. Osvaldo FresedoMost dancedPara lucirse · Osvaldo Fresedo · instrumental · tango · Oct 25, 1950 · Columbia
    11 dances
    1950
  3. José BassoPara lucirse · José Basso · instrumental · tango · Aug 29, 1950 · Odeon
    No match yet
    1950
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdPara lucirse · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · tango · Mar 22, 1950
    No match yet
    1950
  5. Orquesta Típica PichucoPara lucirse · Orquesta Típica Pichuco · tango · 2017
    No match yet
    2017
  6. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueMar 221950
  7. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue
  8. TRioPlatenseNot in our catalogue

One recording

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ORQUESTA TÍPICA PICHUCOOrquesta Típica PichucoPARA LUCIRSETango2017

Orquesta Típica Pichuco

Para lucirse · Orquesta Típica Pichuco · tango · 2017

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