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Rawson

Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1959.
1928: 1 · danced 0 times1936: 1 · danced 48 times1947: 1 · danced 1 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times
1928’40’501959
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1928: 1, 0; 1936: 1, 48; 1947: 1, 1; 1959: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1936 and 1947.

    How we know

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

Rawson is a tango.

Rawson was composed by Eduardo Arolas.

The lyrics of Rawson are by Gabriel Clausi.

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Credit

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Lyrics
Gabriel Clausi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

1920’30’40’50

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 3
    48 dances
    1936
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 8
    1 dance
    1947
  3. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdOdeon · Feb 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  4. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  5. Eduardo ArolasNot in our catalogueApr 261917
  6. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1920
  7. Enrique di LorenzoNot in our catalogue1928
  8. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogue1953
  9. Enrique di LorenzoNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1928–1959 · danced on film 2010–2025

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

2010: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 3, 2014: 2, 2015: 3, 2016: 1, 2017: 9, 2018: 3, 2019: 3, 2021: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 4, 2025: 1

Jose Luis Salvo & Carla RossiWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20182019 · 3:50

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJose Luis Salvo & Carla Rossi2019
  2. The 2020sJose Luis Salvo & Carla Rossi2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1544

Single source

tango.info · T0370025425

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MusicBrainz · 6be8270f-021c-44d1-a1ec-f004df336b0csource

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

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Composer1

Composed by Eduardo Arolas

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Gabriel Clausi

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Listen

  1. RawsonOsvaldo Fresedo · no clip yet1928
  2. RawsonJuan D'Arienzo1936
  3. RawsonJuan D'Arienzo1947
  4. RawsonFlorindo Sassone · no clip yet1959

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