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Va a cantar un ruiseñor · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942

Carlos Di SarliAlberto PodestátangoRCA Victor
Music by Andrés Domenech, lyrics by Carlos Pesce. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Carlos Di Sarli recordings indexed 1928–1960 · gold: Melodic, 1942–1949

Va a cantar un ruiseñor · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 was sung by Alberto Podestá.†† Va a cantar un ruiseñor · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 is a tango.† Va a cantar un ruiseñor · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 lasts 02:44.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

6 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Andrés Domenech
Words
Carlos Pesce
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 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1942 to 1942.
1940
Recordings of Va a cantar un ruiseñor · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 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

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

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdMost dancedVa a cantar un ruiseñorCarlos Di SarliAlberto PodestátangoRCA Victor
    6 dances
    1942
  2. Francisco CanaroVa a cantar un ruiseñorFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1942

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

Va a cantar un ruiseñorCarlos Di SarliAlberto PodestátangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Jose Luis Salvo & Carla RossiWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2018Gente Amiga · 2024 · 0:55

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2010–2025

20102025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2016: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sAlicia Pons & Juan Carlos Suarez2010
  2. The 2020sJose Luis Salvo & Carla RossiGente Amiga · 2024

Where it is danced

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

  1. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance

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Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

Videos danced in

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Alberto PodestáNov 12, 1942

In other catalogues6

tango.info · 08427328130653-1-6

tango.info · 00743214129920-1-5

tango.info · 02480002005070-1-6

tango.info · 02480002102847-1-5

tango.info · 02480002301127-1-14

tango.info · 02480002718574-2-1

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:44

Audio feature14

Audio feature 117.5

Audio feature 0.932

Audio feature A

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.874

Audio feature -21.2

Audio feature 0.39

Audio feature 0.198

Audio feature 0.332

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.667

Audio feature 120.6

Audio feature 60.3

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Va a cantar un ruiseñorCarlos Di SarliAlberto Podestá

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