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Con alma de tango

Music by Juan D'Arienzo, lyrics by Carlos Waiss. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1946–1971.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1946

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde · Mercedes Serrano19461971
  2. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1946
  3. Domingo FedericoOscar Larroca1946

Versions of Con alma de tango recorded 1946–1971

Con alma de tango is a tango.

The lyrics of Con alma de tango are by Carlos Waiss.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan D'Arienzo
Words
Carlos Waiss
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1971 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1946 to 1971.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of Con alma de tango by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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

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  2. Alfredo De AngelisCon alma de tangoAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1946
  3. Domingo FedericoCon alma de tangoDomingo FedericoOscar LarrocatangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1946
  4. Juan D'ArienzoNot in our catalogueNov 201959
All recordings of Con alma de tango

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Con alma de tangoJuan D'ArienzoMercedes SerranotangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Hiroshi Yamao & Kyoko YamaoWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 20092024 · 3:05

Danced to it

Music from 1946–1971 · danced on film 2024

Read more

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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

TodoTango · tema/2527

tango.info · T0370234539

Is a1

Is a Tango

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Waiss

Listen

  1. Con alma de tangoJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
  2. Con alma de tangoAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
  3. Con alma de tangoDomingo FedericoOscar LarrocatangoRCA Victor
  4. Con alma de tangoJuan D'ArienzoMercedes SerranotangoRCA Victor

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