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La cancion de Buenos Aires

Music by Orestes Cúfaro, Azucena Maizani, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1985.
1933: 1 · danced 0 times1947: 1 · danced 1 times1948: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1974: 1 · danced 2 times1985: 1 · danced 0 times
1933’40’50’60’70’801985
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1933: 1, 0; 1947: 1, 1; 1948: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 0; 1974: 1, 2; 1985: 1, 0

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese recorded it in 1974 and 1985. 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.

La cancion de Buenos Aires was composed by Azucena Maizani and Orestes Cúfaro.† The lyrics of La cancion de Buenos Aires are by Manuel Romero.†

Credit

Music
Orestes Cúfaro, Azucena Maizani
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 17 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedAbel Córdoba · Odeon · May 3
    2 dances
    1974
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseAbel Córdoba · Odeon · Dec 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1985
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdErnesto Famá · Odeon · Feb 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1933
  4. Francisco CanaroNelly Omar · Odeon · May 28
    1 dance
    1947
  5. Florindo SassoneCarlos Malbran · RCA Victor · Mar 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  6. Enrique AlessioAlberto Castillo · Jan 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1948
  7. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue1928
  8. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jan 231933
  9. Ángel F. CondercuriNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo · Jan 81948
  10. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1954
  11. Roberto RufinoNot in our catalogue1959
  12. Roberto RufinoNot in our catalogueMar 201959
  13. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue1972
  14. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue1982
  15. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueAbel Córdoba1989
  16. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueAbel Córdoba · Jun 261989
  17. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueAbel Córdoba, Adrián Guida · Apr 91994
  18. Jorge SobralNot in our catalogue
  19. María GrañaNot in our catalogue
  20. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1933–1985 · danced on film 2016–2021

20162021
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2016: 1, 2019: 2, 2021: 2

Maksim Gerasimov & Agustina PiaggioWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2019Mundial de Baile de Tango · 2019 · 4:04

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMaksim Gerasimov & Agustina PiaggioMundial de Baile de Tango · 2019
  2. The 2020sAdrian Veredice & Alejandra HobertWindy City Tango Festival · 2021

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370005121

Single source

TodoTango · tema/413

Single source

MusicBrainz · 7b7c49e2-b2c6-4087-8665-fdc15f2ca7dasource

Single source

Composer2

Composed by Azucena Maizani

Single source

Composed by Orestes Cúfaro

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Manuel Romero

Single source

Listen

  1. La cancion de Buenos AiresFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1933
  2. La cancion de Buenos AiresFrancisco Canaro · Nelly Omar1947
  3. La cancion de Buenos AiresEnrique Alessio · Alberto Castillo · no clip yet1948
  4. La cancion de Buenos AiresFlorindo Sassone · Carlos Malbran · no clip yet1950
  5. La cancion de Buenos AiresOsvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba · no clip yet1974
  6. La cancion de Buenos AiresOsvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba · no clip yet1985

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