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Fuegos artificiales

Music by Roberto Firpo, Eduardo Arolas. 16 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2001.
1927: 1 · danced 0 times1928: 1 · danced 2 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1941: 1 · danced 6 times1945: 1 · danced 3 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 4 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1970: 2 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times2001: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’40’50’60’70’80’902001
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 0; 1928: 1, 2; 1938: 1, 0; 1941: 1, 6; 1945: 1, 3; 1952: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 4; 1956: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1970: 2, 0; 1980: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0; 2001: 1, 0

  1. Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1945 and 1952. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Fuegos artificiales is a tango.

Fuegos artificiales was composed by Roberto Firpo and Eduardo Arolas.

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Credit

Music
Roberto Firpo, Eduardo Arolas

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

16 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Feb 26
    6 dances
    1941
  2. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 29
    3 dances
    1945
  3. Aníbal TroiloTK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  4. Edgardo DonatoInstrumental · Pampa · Dec 17
    4 dances
    1954
  5. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  6. Roberto FirpoEarliest we hold
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  7. Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Odeon · May 31
    2 dances
    1928
  8. Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Odeon · Jan 4
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  9. Armando PontierInstrumental · Jul 31
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  10. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Apr 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  11. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  12. Donato Racciatti
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  13. Enrique MoraInstrumental · Jul 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  14. Horacio Salgan y Dante AmicarelliPhilips
    Not danced on film yet
    1970
  15. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  16. Miguel Villasboas
    Not danced on film yet
    2001
  17. Francisco LauroNot in our catalogue1950
  18. Roberto Firpo (hijo)Not in our catalogue1951
  19. Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogue1952
  20. Francisco LauroNot in our catalogue1952

Danced to it

Music from 1927–2001 · danced on film 2010–2023

20102023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 2, 2019: 3, 2020: 1, 2023: 3

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152019 · 6:47

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2019
  2. The 2020sLucas Carrizo & Paula TejedaLisbon Tango Festival · 2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/4261

Single source

tango.info · T0370013527

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Wikidata · Q65949202source

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MusicBrainz · 5aee7c26-4bd9-4b58-8767-eab2814b10f2source

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Composer2

Composed by Roberto Firpo

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Composed by Eduardo Arolas

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Listen

  1. Fuegos artificialesRoberto Firpo1927
  2. Fuegos artificialesRoberto Firpo1928
  3. Fuegos artificialesRoberto Firpo1938
  4. Fuegos artificialesJuan D'Arienzo1941
  5. Fuegos artificialesAníbal Troilo1945
  6. Fuegos artificialesAníbal Troilo1952
  7. Fuegos artificialesEdgardo Donato1954
  8. Fuegos artificialesArmando Pontier · no clip yet1956
  9. Fuegos artificialesHéctor Varela1957
  10. Fuegos artificialesEnrique Mora · no clip yet1965
  11. Fuegos artificialesAlfredo De Angelis1969
  12. Fuegos artificialesFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1970

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