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Song

Carnaval

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1958.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Aníbal TroiloEdmundo Rivero1947
  2. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1946
  3. Francisco Canaro1927
  4. Los Astros del Tango1958

Versions of Carnaval recorded 1927–1958

The lyrics of Carnaval are by Francisco García Jiménez.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1927 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1927 to 1958.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Carnaval by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 3, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 4 orchestras; the earliest here is Francisco Canaro in 1927.

  1. 1927Francisco CanaroRecording
  2. 1946Alfredo De AngelisRecording
  3. 1947Aníbal TroiloRecording
  4. 1958Los Astros del TangoRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

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

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Aníbal TroiloCarnavalAníbal TroiloEdmundo RiverotangoRCA VictorMeasured automatically · 122 BPM · A major
    No match yet
    1947
  2. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedCarnavalAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeonMeasured automatically · 122 BPM · G major
    1 dance
    1946
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCarnavalFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1927
  4. Los Astros del TangoCarnavalLos Astros del TangotangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1958
  5. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Mar 301927
  6. Miguel MonteroNot in our catalogue
  7. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueHéctor Insúa
  8. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
All recordings of Carnaval

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

CarnavalFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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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 · T0370005916

TodoTango · tema/113

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Listen

  1. CarnavalFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. CarnavalAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
  3. CarnavalAníbal TroiloEdmundo RiverotangoRCA Victor
  4. CarnavalLos Astros del TangotangoMusic Hall

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