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El lengue

Music by Edgardo Donato. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1957.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Edgardo Donato, 1940

  1. Edgardo Donato19401957

Versions of El lengue recorded 1940–1957

El lengue was composed by Edgardo Donato.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

13 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Edgardo Donato
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1940 to 1957.
1940’50
Recordings of El lengue by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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All recordings of El lengue

One recording

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Edgardo Donato

El lengueEdgardo DonatotangoPampa

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 13 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1940–1957 · danced on film 2009–2022

20092022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2014: 2, 2016: 2, 2022: 2

Where it is danced

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

  1. DNI TangoAlmagro
    1 performance
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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