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Pura milonga

Music by Mario Canaro, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1932–1938.
1932: 1 · danced 1 times1937: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times
19321938
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1932: 1, 1; 1937: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1932 and 1937.

    How we know

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

Pura milonga was composed by José Pécora.† The lyrics of Pura milonga are by Francisco García Jiménez.†

Credit

Music
Mario Canaro
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 9
    1 dance
    1932
  2. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Aug 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1937
  3. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta Argentina
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  4. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1937

Danced to it

Michael Nadtochi & Elvira Lambo2:54

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0999900079

Single source

tango.info · T0370023725

Single source

Composer1

Composed by José Pécora

Sources disagree

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Single source

Listen

  1. Pura milongaFrancisco Canaro1932
  2. Pura milongaFrancisco Canaro1937
  3. Pura milongano clip yet1938

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