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Queja melodiosa · 1930

Roberto DíaztangoVictor
Music by José María Rizzuti, lyrics by Osvaldo Cruz Montenegro. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1930.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1929

  1. Francisco CanaroCharlo1929
  2. Típica VictorErnesto Famá1930
  3. Minotto Di CiccoAntonio Buglione1930
  4. Roberto Díaz1930

Recorded in 1930, during the Guardia Nueva (1920–1934).

1930

19201934

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José María Rizzuti
Words
Osvaldo Cruz Montenegro
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1929 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1929 to 1930.
1920’30
Recordings of Queja melodiosa · 1930 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 4 orchestras; the earliest here is Francisco Canaro in 1929.

  1. 1929Francisco CanaroRecording
  2. 1930Típica VictorRecording
  3. 1930Minotto Di CiccoRecording
  4. 1930Roberto DíazRecording

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

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

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdQueja melodiosaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon1929
  2. Típica VictorQueja melodiosaTípica VictorErnesto FamátangoRCA Victor1930
  3. Minotto Di CiccoQueja melodiosaMinotto Di CiccoAntonio Buglionetango1930
  4. Roberto DíazQueja melodiosaRoberto DíazsungtangoVictor1930
  5. Minotti Di CiccoNot in our catalogueAntonio Buglione1930
  6. Edgardo Donato, Roberto ZerrilloNot in our catalogue
  7. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueRoberto Díaz

One recording

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

Roberto Díaz

Queja melodiosaRoberto DíazsungtangoVictor

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  1. Queja melodiosaFrancisco CanaroCharlo

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