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El rey del bosque

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Francisco Canaro. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1939.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1939

  1. Francisco Canaro1939

Versions of El rey del bosque recorded 1939

El rey del bosque was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of El rey del bosque are by Francisco Canaro.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

14 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Francisco Canaro
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 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1939 to 1939.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedEl rey del bosqueFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    14 dances
    1939
All recordings of El rey del bosque

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

El rey del bosqueFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 15 Performances

Rodrigo Fonti & Mila Vigdorova2010 · 4:51

Danced to it

Music from 1939 · danced on film 2006–2026

20062026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 1, 2010: 2, 2011: 2, 2013: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2024: 2, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sGaston Torelli & Mariela Sametband2006
  2. The 2010sRodrigo Fonti & Mila Vigdorova2010
  3. The 2020sJonatan Aguero & Isabella Fusi2026

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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Commented on1

Michael Lavocah — commented on El rey del bosqueOct 10, 2020

In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370025798

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco Canaro

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  1. El rey del bosqueFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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