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Song

Matasano

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Pascual Contursi. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1951.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo, 1937

  1. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1951
  2. Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo1937
  3. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)1939

Versions of Matasano recorded 1937–1951

Matasano is a tango.

Matasano was published in 1914.

Matasano was composed by Francisco Canaro.

The lyrics of Matasano are by Pascual Contursi.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Pascual Contursi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo’s 1937 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1937 to 1951.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Matasano by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

  1. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)MatasanoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon1951
  2. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdMatasanoCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpotango1937
  3. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)MatasanoQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon1939
  4. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1936
  5. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueDec 181936
  6. Quinteto Don Pancho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueMay 81939
  7. Enrique MoraNot in our catalogueOct 11951
  8. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueDec 121951
  9. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue
  10. Ricardo Luis BrignoloNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Matasano

One recording

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Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo

MatasanoCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpotango
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In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/5156

tango.info · T0370018146

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1914

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Pascual Contursi

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  1. MatasanoCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpotango
  2. MatasanoQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
  3. MatasanoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon

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