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Song

Sans souci

Music by Enrique Delfino, lyrics by Enrique Delfino. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1964.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1942

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1942
  2. Miguel Caló19441964
  3. Los Astros del Tango1958

Versions of Sans souci recorded 1942–1964

Sans souci is a tango.

Sans souci was composed by Enrique Delfino.

The lyrics of Sans souci are by Enrique Delfino.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

6 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Delfino
Words
Enrique Delfino
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1942 to 1964.
1940’50’60
Recordings of Sans souci by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 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'ArienzoEarliest we holdSans souciJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1942
  3. Los Astros del TangoSans souciLos Astros del TangotangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1958
  4. Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogue1920
  5. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Sans souci

One recording

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

Miguel Caló

Sans souciMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 6 Performances

El Chino Perico & Natacha PoberajWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20063:25

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1964 · danced on film 2012–2015

20122015
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2015: 1

In their words

  • Una de las confiterías más grandes era el Sans Souci, que estaba en la calle Corrientes al ochocientos; ahí empezó el auge, fue una locura, tuvo una difusión grandísima

    One of the biggest cafés was the Sans Souci, on Corrientes street, in the 800 block; that's where it took off, it was crazy, it got huge coverage.Tangopedia translation

    Raúl Bravo · RAUL BRAVO Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles / Русские субтитры

    open at 15:42
  • hablando, pero Miguel Caló, con Enrique Mario Francini, con Armando Pontier y con Domingo Federico, la orquesta de las estrellas, cuando Maderna escribió 'Sans Souci

    talking about, but Miguel Caló, with Enrique Mario Francini, with Armando Pontier and with Domingo Federico, the orchestra of the stars, when Maderna wrote 'Sans SouciTangopedia translation

    Leopoldo Federico · LEOPOLDO FEDERICO Tengo una pregunta para vos (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

    open at 56:45

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every sentence cites a published fact

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/3511

tango.info · T0370026677

MusicBrainz · 27d24318-4174-4324-b9ea-1314d4c81005source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer1

Composed by Enrique Delfino

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Delfino

Listen

  1. Sans souciJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  2. Sans souciMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. Sans souciLos Astros del TangotangoMusic Hall
  4. Sans souciMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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