Song
El pibe
Who recorded it
Every version2Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927
Versions of El pibe recorded 1927–1933
El pibe was composed by Vicente Greco.†
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
2 orchestras recorded it
0 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Vicente Greco
- Words
- not yet cited · help fill it
- 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
2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of
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- Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdEl pibeFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon1927
- Típica VictorEl pibeTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor1933
- Vicente GrecoNot in our catalogue1912
One recording
A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.
No couple filmed dancing this recording yet
Danced to it
Music from 1927–1933 · danced on film 2015
In their words
Realmente nació atrasado, porque el Pibe Palermo vivía como en la época del papá, porque el papá era el lecherito; uno de los cuatro lecheritos, como decía Petróleo
He really was born behind the times, because El Pibe Palermo lived as if in his father's era, because his father was 'el lecherito', the milkman's boy; one of theTangopedia translation
Miguel Ángel Zotto · El Tango Hoy con Miguel Angel Zotto - Tango baile- Tango Danza - Entrevista con Lucas Paez.
open at 1:32:37Me dice: 'vení, pibe, te presento — Omar. ¿Cómo es tu nombre, pibe?' 'Fabián.' 'Fabián, mucho gusto. Me gusta este pibe, porque es respetuoso.'
Fabián Peralta · FABIAN PERALTA Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.
open at 29:42
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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 · T0370075527
tango.info · T0370074035
Composer1
Composed by Vicente Greco
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