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Canaro en París

Music by Juan Caldarella, Alejandro Scarpino, lyrics by José Scarpino. 18 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1998.
1926: 1 · danced 0 times1927: 1 · danced 93 times1940: 1 · danced 2 times1946: 1 · danced 0 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 2 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1960: 1 · danced 1 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1964: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 10 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 1 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times1998: 1 · danced 0 times
1926’40’50’60’70’80’901998
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1926: 1, 0; 1927: 1, 93; 1940: 1, 2; 1946: 1, 0; 1949: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 2; 1952: 1, 0; 1960: 1, 1; 1961: 1, 0; 1964: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 10; 1968: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1970: 1, 0; 1980: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0; 1998: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro’s 1927 version holds 86% of its dancing (93 of 108).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 18 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1940, 1950 and 1967. 3 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

Canaro en París was composed by Alejandro Scarpino and Juan Caldarella.†† Canaro en París is a tango.† The lyrics of Canaro en París are by José Scarpino.†

Credit

Music
Juan Caldarella, Alejandro Scarpino
Lyrics
José Scarpino

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

18 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 36 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 21
    2 dances
    1940
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 5
    2 dances
    1950
  3. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 28
    10 dances
    1967
  4. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Odeon · Nov 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  5. Osvaldo PugliesePhilips · Oct 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  6. Enrique RodríguezInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  7. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1926
  8. Francisco CanaroMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · May 23
    93 dances
    1927
  9. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  10. José Basso
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  11. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Jun 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  12. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Jun 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  13. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Columbia
    1 dance
    1960
  14. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Philips
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  15. Orquesta El Arranque
    Not danced on film yet
    1998
  16. Baffa-Berlingierirca camden
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  17. Mario Canaro
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  18. Raúl GarelloJan 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  19. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueOct 281940
  20. Francisco LauroNot in our catalogue1950

Danced to it

Music from 1926–1998 · danced on film 2005–2026

20052026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2007: 1, 2008: 2, 2010: 2, 2011: 5, 2012: 4, 2013: 2, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 7, 2018: 5, 2019: 6, 2020: 1, 2021: 5, 2022: 6, 2023: 3, 2024: 5, 2025: 3, 2026: 1

Dmitry Vasin & Sagdiana HamzinaWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 20182017 · 3:50

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sGuillermo De Fazio2008
  2. The 2010sDmitry Vasin & Sagdiana Hamzina2017
  3. The 2020sDmitry Vasin & Sagdiana HamzinaSouthern California Tango Championship · 2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370005085

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1411

Single source

Composer2

Composed by Alejandro Scarpino

Single source

Composed by Juan Caldarella

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by José Scarpino

Single source

Listen

  1. Canaro en ParísFrancisco Canaro1926
  2. Canaro en ParísFrancisco Canaro1927
  3. Canaro en ParísJuan D'Arienzo1940
  4. Canaro en ParísEnrique Rodríguez1946
  5. Canaro en ParísOsvaldo Pugliese1949
  6. Canaro en ParísJuan D'Arienzo1950
  7. Canaro en ParísHéctor Varela1952
  8. Canaro en ParísQuinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)1960
  9. Canaro en ParísFrancisco Canaro1961
  10. Canaro en ParísHéctor Varela1964
  11. Canaro en ParísOsvaldo Pugliese1965
  12. Canaro en ParísJuan D'Arienzo1967

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