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Arrabal

Music by José Pascual. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–2014.
1937: 1 · danced 65 times1946: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1974: 1 · danced 13 times1985: 1 · danced 211 times2014: 1 · danced 2 times
1937’50’60’70’80’90’002014
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1937: 1, 65; 1946: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1961: 1, 0; 1974: 1, 13; 1985: 1, 211; 2014: 1, 2

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1985 version holds 72% of its dancing (211 of 291).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 7 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Osvaldo Pugliese recorded it in 1961, 1974 and 1985.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Arrabal was composed by José Pascual.†

Credit

Music
José Pascual

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Stentor · Jul 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 27
    13 dances
    1974
  3. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 26
    211 dances
    1985
  4. Pedro LaurenzEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 24
    65 dances
    1937
  5. Orquesta Francini-PontierInstrumental · Oct 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  6. Astor PiazzollaInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  7. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Instrumental
    2 dances
    2014
  8. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Oct 211946
  9. Jorge FernándezNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jan 301953
  10. Octeto Buenos AiresNot in our catalogueInstrumental1957
  11. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueInstrumental1960
  12. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueInstrumental1989
  13. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jun 261989
  14. Ricardo OliveraNot in our catalogue2009
  15. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  16. Ensemble HyperionNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1937–2014 · danced on film 2000–2026

20002026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2000: 1, 2004: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 4, 2007: 6, 2008: 5, 2009: 7, 2010: 9, 2011: 17, 2012: 13, 2013: 21, 2014: 16, 2015: 9, 2016: 23, 2017: 7, 2018: 16, 2019: 44, 2020: 12, 2021: 2, 2022: 18, 2023: 33, 2024: 15, 2025: 11, 2026: 5

Dante Sánchez & Ines MuzzopappaWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 20072013 · 3:47

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sFederico Naveira & Ines MuzzopappaIstanbul Tango Ritual · 2009
  2. The 2010sDante Sánchez & Ines Muzzopappa2013
  3. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    6 performances
  2. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    2 performances
  3. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  4. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  5. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  6. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  7. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  8. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370001801

Single source

TodoTango · tema/723

Single source

MusicBrainz · e98e301c-5e2e-3a25-8a2b-089950cb3936source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by José Pascual

Single source

Listen

  1. ArrabalPedro Laurenz1937
  2. ArrabalOrquesta Francini-Pontier · no clip yet1946
  3. ArrabalAstor Piazzolla1957
  4. ArrabalOsvaldo Pugliese1961
  5. ArrabalOsvaldo Pugliese1974
  6. ArrabalOsvaldo Pugliese1985
  7. ArrabalColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · no clip yet2014

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