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Lunes

Music by José Luis Padula, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1960.

Who recorded it

Every version8

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1938
  2. Edgardo DonatoLuis Díaz1931
  3. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1947
  4. Francisco Canaro1927
  5. Típica Victor1930
  6. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1952

Versions of Lunes recorded 1927–1960

Lunes is a tango.

Lunes was published in 1927.

Lunes was composed by José Luis Padula.

The lyrics of Lunes are by Francisco García Jiménez.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

8 orchestras recorded it

22 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Luis Padula
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1938 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 8 orchestras, 1927 to 1960.
1920’30’40’50’60
Recordings of Lunes by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedLunesJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    19 dances
    1938
  2. Edgardo DonatoLunesEdgardo DonatoLuis DíaztangoBrunswick
    No match yet
    1931
  3. Alfredo De AngelisLunesAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1947
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdLunesFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1927
  5. Típica VictorLunesTípica VictortangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1930
  6. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)LunesQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1952
  7. Roberto FirpoLunesRoberto FirpotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1932
  8. Donato RacciattiLunesDonato Racciattitango
    3 dances
    1960
  9. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1917
  10. Antonio BonavenaNot in our catalogueJorge Omar1932
  11. José Luis PadulaNot in our catalogue1935
  12. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogueSep 71951
  13. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogueApr 21952
  14. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueMay 141952
  15. Alfredo De AngelisNot in our catalogueIsabel de Angelis · Sep 171976
All recordings of Lunes

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

LunesJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 12 Performances

Federico Naveira & Ines MuzzopappaWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2007Belgrade Tango Encuentro · 2010 · 2:42

Danced to it

Music from 1927–1960 · danced on film 2010–2025

20102025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2012: 1, 2018: 4, 2019: 3, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFederico Naveira & Ines MuzzopappaBelgrade Tango Encuentro · 2010
  2. The 2020sDemetrio Scafaria & Maude Andrey2023

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Demetrio Scafaria and Maude Andrey

    2023 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1LunesDonato Racciatti, 1960
    2. 2El olivoJuan D'Arienzo, 1941
    3. 3Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940
    4. 4SoñemosCarlos Di Sarli, 1957
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Gisela Natoli and Gustavo Rosas

    Russian Tango Congress, 2018 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1El Gordo tristeAstor Piazzolla, 1982
    2. 2AcquaforteOsvaldo Pugliese, 1958
    3. 3LunesJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Claudio Gonzalez and Julia Urruty

    Milonga Dominguera · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1LunesJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    2. 2Fumando esperoAlfredo De Angelis, 1956
    3. 3ChiquéOsvaldo Pugliese, 1953
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/127

tango.info · T0370016833

Wikidata · Q45906952source

MusicBrainz · f0e0b6d4-703a-4bdd-8240-ac36769db8b0source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1927

Composer1

Composed by José Luis Padula

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Notes1

Lunes, by José Luis Padula and Francisco García Jiménez, is composed in 1927.1927

Listen

  1. LunesFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
  2. LunesTípica VictortangoRCA Victor
  3. LunesEdgardo DonatoLuis DíaztangoBrunswick
  4. LunesRoberto FirpotangoOdeon
  5. LunesJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  6. LunesAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
  7. LunesQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
  8. LunesDonato Racciattitango

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