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El tigre

Music by Francisco Canaro. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1952.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1941

  1. Francisco Canaro19411952

Versions of El tigre recorded 1941–1952

El tigre was composed by Francisco Canaro.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
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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, 1941 to 1952.
1940’50
Recordings of El tigre by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 3, 2026

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

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  1. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueNov 231953
All recordings of El tigre

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

El tigreFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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In their words

  • Bueno, lo adoptó, la Bruja Belén lo adoptó, y ahí entró en Tigre, Osvaldo, y jugó; lo hizo jugar, y fue realmente maravilloso lo que hacía con la pelota.

    Miguel Ángel Zotto · El Tango Hoy con Miguel Angel Zotto - Tango baile- Tango Danza - Entrevista con Lucas Paez.

    open at 1:20:29

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The year it was written.

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