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Tango brujo

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Francisco Canaro. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1943

  1. Juan D'ArienzoHéctor Mauré1943
  2. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán1943

Versions of Tango brujo recorded 1943

Tango brujo was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of Tango brujo are by Francisco Canaro.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

60 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

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

Lyrics

Español

Tango que sos un encanto De quien escucha tus sones, Tango que atraes corazones, Con tus dulces cantos Y tus bandoneones. Sos de cuna humilde, Y has paseado el universo, Sin más protocolo, Que tu música y tus versos, Para abrirte paso Has tenido que ser brujo, Por tus propios medios Lograste tu triunfo. Tango que sos un encanto, Hoy vive tu canto, En mi corazón. ¡Tango!, ¡Tango! Tango bravo, tango lindo, Tango noble, tango guapo Tango hermano De mis largas noches tristes, Compañero de mi pobre corazón. Tango bravo, fascinante, ¡Tango brujo!, Tango bravo, combativo, Tango bravo, Tango gaucho Que a pesar de tanta contra Defendiste con altura, Tu bravura de varón.

English · machine translation

Tango that you are a charm Of those who listen to your sounds, Tango that attracts hearts, With your sweet songs And your bandoneons. You are of humble birth, And you have walked the universe, With no other protocol, Than your music and your verses, To make your way You had to be a sorcerer, By your own means You achieved your triumph. Tango that you are a charm, Today your song lives, In my heart. Tango, Tango! Tango bravo, tango lindo, Tango noble, tango handsome Tango brother Of my long sad nights, Companion of my poor heart. Tango bravo, fascinating, Tango brujo, Tango bravo, combative, Tango bravo, Tango gaucho That in spite of so much against You defended with height, Your bravery as a man.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1943 to 1943.
1940
Recordings of Tango brujo 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 · 1 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1943, with 95% of the 60 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

3 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedTango brujoJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurétangoRCA Victor
    57 dances · 95%
    1943
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdTango brujoFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    3 dances · 5%
    1943
  3. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Tango brujo

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Tango brujoJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurétangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 58 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2008: 2, 2010: 2, 2011: 2, 2012: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 2, 2016: 2, 2017: 5, 2018: 1, 2019: 4, 2020: 1, 2023: 5, 2024: 6, 2025: 1, 2026: 4

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    4 performances
  2. MarabúSan Nicolás
    2 performances
  3. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance
  4. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 4 complete sets on film

  1. Rainier Pereira and Roxana Suárez

    In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Oro de leyJuan D'Arienzo, 1944
    2. 2Viento norteTípica Victor, 1929
    3. 3Tango brujoJuan D'Arienzo, 1943
    4. 4Viejo portónRodolfo Biagi, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Felipe Zarzar and Mamié Sancy

    La Bruja · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Si yo pudiera comprenderMiguel Caló, 1944
    2. 2Tango brujoJuan D'Arienzo, 1943
    3. 3ZorzalCarlos Di Sarli, 1941
    4. 4Y todavia te quieroHéctor Varela, 1956
    Watch it on TangoTube
  3. Carla Rossi and Jose Luis Salvo

    2023 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Don Agustín BardiOsvaldo Pugliese, 1961
    2. 2Tango brujoJuan D'Arienzo, 1943
    3. 3No hay tierra como la miaFrancisco Canaro, 1939
    4. 4ChiquéTango Bardo, 2017
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0000062715

TodoTango · tema/5255

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco Canaro

Listen

  1. Tango brujoFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
  2. Tango brujoJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurétangoRCA Victor

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