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Canchero

Music by Arturo de Bassi, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–1988.
1945: 1 · danced 2 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1972: 1 · danced 0 times1988: 1 · danced 0 times
1945’50’60’70’801988
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1945: 1, 2; 1951: 1, 0; 1962: 1, 0; 1972: 1, 0; 1988: 1, 0

  1. Los Solistas De D'Arienzo recorded it in 1972 and 1988.

    How we know

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

Canchero was composed by Arturo de Bassi.† The lyrics of Canchero are by Celedonio Flores.†

Credit

Music
Arturo de Bassi
Lyrics
Celedonio Flores

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Oct 3
    2 dances
    1945
  2. Horacio SalganEdmundo Rivero · Philips
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  3. Alberto CastilloJun 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  4. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1972
  5. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoWalter Gutiérrez · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1988
  6. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · May 271930
  7. Ángel F. CondercuriNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo · Jun 151951
  8. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue1954
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero1954
  10. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · May 31962
  11. Luis StazoNot in our catalogueJulián Centeya · Aug 231972
  12. Juan Carlos GodoyNot in our catalogue
  13. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero

Danced to it

Music from 1945–1988 · danced on film 2018

Maximiliano Cristiani & Karina ColmeiroWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 2013Viva La Pepa · 2018 · 2:58

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370005325

Single source

TodoTango · tema/94

Single source

MusicBrainz · c2988e17-0a6d-445d-8077-7e978c449110source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Arturo de Bassi

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Celedonio Flores

Single source

Listen

  1. CancheroJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1945
  2. CancheroAlberto Castillo · Alberto Castillo · no clip yet1951
  3. CancheroHoracio Salgan · Edmundo Rivero1962
  4. CancheroLos Solistas De D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe · no clip yet1972
  5. CancheroLos Solistas De D'Arienzo · Walter Gutiérrez · no clip yet1988

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