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Song

Sonsa

Music by Raúl de los Hoyos, lyrics by Emilio Fresedo. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1952.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Típica Victor, 1927

  1. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1952
  2. Típica Victor1927

Versions of Sonsa recorded 1927–1952

Sonsa was composed by Raúl de los Hoyos.† The lyrics of Sonsa are by Emilio Fresedo.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Raúl de los Hoyos
Words
Emilio Fresedo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Típica Victor’s 1927 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1927 to 1952.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Sonsa by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

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

  1. Alfredo De AngelisSonsaAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon1952
  2. Típica VictorEarliest we holdSonsaTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor1927
  3. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1925
  4. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogue1925
  5. Pedro Laurenz, Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueJul 31925
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAgustín Magaldi · Nov 31925
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueRosita Quiroga · Oct 71926
  8. Emilio BrameriNot in our catalogueMercedes Simone1953
  9. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue
  10. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Sonsa

One recording

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Típica Victor

SonsaTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370027432

TodoTango · tema/1313

MusicBrainz · 5d24d017-baa1-4f40-b0d7-4612b1180536source

Composer1

Composed by Raúl de los Hoyos

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Emilio Fresedo

Listen

  1. SonsaTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  2. SonsaAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon

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