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Song

A oscuras

Music by Ascanio Donato, lyrics by Héctor Marcó. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1941.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Edgardo Donato, 1941

  1. Edgardo DonatoHoracio Lagos1941

Versions of A oscuras recorded 1941

A oscuras was composed by Ascanio Donato.† The lyrics of A oscuras are by Héctor Marcó.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

18 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Ascanio Donato
Words
Héctor Marcó
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Edgardo Donato’s 1941 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1941 to 1941.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

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  1. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdMost dancedA oscurasEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor
    18 dances
    1941
All recordings of A oscuras

One recording

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

Edgardo Donato

A oscurasEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 18 Performances

Pablo Inza & Yamila Ivonne2011 · 3:00

Danced to it

Music from 1941 · danced on film 2010–2026

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

2010: 3, 2011: 1, 2012: 4, 2015: 3, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sPablo Inza & Yamila Ivonne2011
  2. The 2020sJulio Robles & Juana García2026

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

2 of 2 complete sets on film

  1. Giselle Anne and Gustavo Naveira

    2015 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1A oscurasEdgardo Donato, 1941
    2. 2Nochero soyOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956
    3. 3El jagüelCarlos Di Sarli, 1956
    4. 4Nueve puntosCarlos Di Sarli, 1952
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Bruno Tombari and Mariangeles Caamaño

    2010 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1A oscurasEdgardo Donato, 1941
    2. 2CachiruloAníbal Troilo, 1941
    3. 3La morochaJuan D'Arienzo, 1949
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Entonces me siento muy bien, siento que es por acá, que también he tenido que vivir cosas muy densas, oscuras, difíciles, duras, que es todo el...

    Laia Barrera · ONLINE 124 - Entrevista a LAIA BARRERA

    open at 49:20

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370170958

TodoTango · tema/4281

Composer1

Composed by Ascanio Donato

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Héctor Marcó

Listen

  1. A oscurasEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor

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