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Song

Barajando

Music by Nicolás Vaccaro, lyrics by Eduardo Escaris Méndez. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1948–1998.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1948

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1948
  2. Orquesta El ArranqueMarcelo Barberis1998

Versions of Barajando recorded 1948–1998

Barajando was composed by Nicolás Vaccaro.† The lyrics of Barajando are by Eduardo Escaris Méndez.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

8 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Nicolás Vaccaro
Words
Eduardo Escaris Méndez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1948 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1948 to 1998.
1940’50’60’70’80’90
Recordings of Barajando by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedBarajandoJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    8 dances
    1948
  2. Orquesta El ArranqueBarajandoOrquesta El ArranqueMarcelo Barberistango
    No match yet
    1998
  3. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 111929
  4. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue1950
  5. Juan Carlos GodoyNot in our catalogue
  6. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  7. Ariel ArditNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Barajando

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

BarajandoJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 7 Performances

Javier Antar & Maria Mondino2015 · 3:17

Danced to it

Music from 1948–1998 · danced on film 2013–2025

20132025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 1, 2015: 2, 2018: 1, 2025: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJavier Antar & Maria Mondino2015
  2. The 2020sAna Thomas & Alexander SossaSouthern California Tango Championship · 2025

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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 · T0370003910

TodoTango · tema/1311

Composer1

Composed by Nicolás Vaccaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Eduardo Escaris Méndez

Listen

  1. BarajandoJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
  2. BarajandoOrquesta El ArranqueMarcelo Barberistango

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