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Sábado inglés

Music by Juan Maglio, lyrics by Eugenio Cárdenas. 15 recordings in our catalogue, 1920–2017.
1920: 1 · danced 0 times1928: 1 · danced 4 times1931: 1 · danced 0 times1935: 1 · danced 3 times1940: 1 · danced 2 times1946: 1 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 2 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 3 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1964: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times2017: 1 · danced 0 times
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’102017
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1920: 1, 0; 1928: 1, 4; 1931: 1, 0; 1935: 1, 3; 1940: 1, 2; 1946: 1, 0; 1951: 1, 2; 1952: 1, 0; 1953: 3, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1964: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 2017: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1935 and 1946.

    How we know

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

Sábado inglés was composed by Juan Félix Maglio.† The lyrics of Sábado inglés are by Eugenio Cárdenas.†

Credit

Music
Juan Maglio
Lyrics
Eugenio Cárdenas

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

15 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 18
    3 dances
    1935
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  3. Edgardo DonatoInstrumental · Pampa · Jul 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  4. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · May 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1931
  5. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoApr 25
    2 dances
    1940
  6. Juan MaglioMost dancedFeb 3
    4 dances
    1928
  7. Alberto MancioneInstrumental · Nov 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  8. José SalaColumbia · Oct 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  9. José BassoInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  10. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Jul 17
    2 dances
    1951
  11. Tango BardoJul 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2017
  12. Héctor Grané
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  13. Mariano Mores
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  14. Miguel Villasboas
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  15. Orquesta Típica SelectEarliest we holdInstrumental · Victor · Aug 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1920
  16. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueFeb 31928
  17. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogue1949
  18. Tito MartínNot in our catalogue1953
  19. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogue1957
  20. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue1997

Danced to it

Music from 1920–2017 · danced on film 2010–2023

20102023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2015: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2023: 1

Carlos Neuman & Mariela Soledad Chavez & Antonela Mendez & Raul Moure1:47

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sNick Jones & Diana CruzPhiladelphia Tango Festival · 2015
  2. The 2020sGustavo Rosas2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    2 performances

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370026520

Single source

TodoTango · tema/454

Single source

MusicBrainz · c6812114-53d8-4dde-886d-60aeb1f1c1ebsource

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Juan Félix Maglio

Sources disagree

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Eugenio Cárdenas

Single source

Listen

  1. Sábado inglésno clip yet1920
  2. Sábado inglésJuan Maglio1928
  3. Sábado inglésFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1931
  4. Sábado inglésJuan D'Arienzo1935
  5. Sábado inglésCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo1940
  6. Sábado inglésJuan D'Arienzo1946
  7. Sábado inglésHéctor Varela1951
  8. Sábado inglésAlberto Mancione · no clip yet1952
  9. Sábado inglésEdgardo Donato1953
  10. Sábado inglésJosé Sala · no clip yet1953
  11. Sábado inglésJosé Basso1953
  12. Sábado inglésHéctor Grané · no clip yet1957

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