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Barrio viejo

Music by Guillermo Barbieri, lyrics by Eugenio Cárdenas. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1950.
1927: 1 · danced 0 times1929: 1 · danced 0 times1946: 1 · danced 7 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’30’401950
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 0; 1929: 1, 0; 1946: 1, 7; 1950: 1, 0

Barrio viejo is a tango.

Barrio viejo was published in 1928.

Barrio viejo was composed by Guillermo Barbieri.

The lyrics of Barrio viejo are by Eugenio Cárdenas.

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Credit

Music
Guillermo Barbieri
Lyrics
Eugenio Cárdenas

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1920’30’40’50

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

  1. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedEnrique Campos, Roberto Videla · RCA Victor · Jan 30
    7 dances
    1946
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Jan 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  3. Francisco LomutoInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 5
    Not danced on film yet
    1929
  4. Domingo FedericoEnzo Valentino · RCA Victor · Aug 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  5. Eduardo BiancoNot in our catalogueHoracio Pettorossi · Oct 291928
  6. Eduardo Bianco, BachichaNot in our catalogue-unspecified male- · Oct 311928
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 221928
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 201929
  9. Eduardo BiancoNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  10. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel
  11. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1927–1950 · danced on film 2009–2026

20092026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2017: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2026: 1

Brenno Marques & Fatima CaracochWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2024Milonga El Garrón · 2026 · 3:08

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sMonica Parra & Mariano PederneraLa Bruja · 2009
  2. The 2010sOctavio Fernández & Carla Marano2017
  3. The 2020sBrenno Marques & Fatima CaracochMilonga El Garrón · 2026
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/782

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tango.info · T0370003965

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Published1

Published 1928

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Composer1

Composed by Guillermo Barbieri

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Eugenio Cárdenas

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Listen

  1. Barrio viejoFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1927
  2. Barrio viejoFrancisco Lomuto · no clip yet1929
  3. Barrio viejoRicardo Tanturi · Enrique Campos, Roberto Videla1946
  4. Barrio viejoDomingo Federico · Enzo Valentino1950

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