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Song

Sombras

Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Verminio Servetto. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1924–1949.

Versions of Sombras recorded 1924–1949

Sombras is a tango.

Sombras was published in 1924.

Sombras was composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO.

The lyrics of Sombras are by Verminio Servetto.

The work

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Music
Francisco Pracánico
Lyrics
Verminio Servetto

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1924 to 1949.

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1920’30’40
Recordings of Sombras by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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

  1. Ricardo TanturiSombrasRicardo TanturiOsvaldo RibotangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdSombrasFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1924
  3. Alfredo GobbiMost dancedSombrasAlfredo GobbiJorge Macieltango
    4 dances
    1949
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1924
  5. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1924
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1930
  7. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueJorge Maciel · Dec 211949
  8. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue

The versions dancers use

Music from 1924–1949 · danced on film 2015–2018

20152018
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2018: 1

Diego Chandia & Nadia Ibañez2015 · 3:54

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/458

tango.info · T0370027396

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1924

Composer1

Composed by FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Verminio Servetto

Listen

  1. SombrasFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon
  2. SombrasRicardo TanturiOsvaldo RibotangoRCA Victor
  3. SombrasAlfredo GobbiJorge Macieltango

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