Francisco Canaro

2,522 recordings identified

Historical background

Francisco Canaro racked up the "firsts" that shaped dance tango: a standard sextet as early as 1916 (with Roberto Firpo), the first arranger in 1920, the first permanent refrain singer (estribillista) in 1927, the first female vocalist in 1929, the first milonga recorded by a dance orchestra in 1933. His nickname, "Pirincho", came from a tuft of hair at birth that reminded the midwife of that orange-crested South American bird.

Michael Lavocah clearly maps out the phases of Canaro's very long career: the acoustic era (1915-1926), the early electrical years with singer Charlo (1926-1931, considered among his finest), a harder period with Ernesto Famá (1932-1934), the Roberto Maida era (1935-1938, soft and refined), then a "populist" turn from 1939 onward in which, per Lavocah, innovation gives way to an increasingly strident beat. In 1929, with singer Ada Falcón on La morocha, Canaro dared one of the very first female voices paired with a dance orchestra - a boldness no other orchestra would attempt again until Donato, ten years later.

Source: Michael Lavocah, Tango Masters: Tango Stories, Musical Secrets, chapitre 5 « The many ages of Francisco Canaro ».

Musical profile

Character
Varies by period
Energy
Varies by period
Complexity
Moderate
Temperament
Mixed
Role in a milonga
Cheerful closing, Opening a tanda set
Best years for dancing
1926-1938

Editorial assessment by TandaBuilder, used by its musicalisation engine.

Singers and periods

Also recorded with: Nerina Valyer, José Bohr, Azucena Maizani y Enrique Rando, Roberto Díaz, Roberto Fugazot, Francisco Canaro y Coro, Angel Ramos y Charlo, Antonio Buglione, Charlo y Ada Falcón, Luis Diaz y Angel Ramos, Agustín Irusta y Angel Ramos, Carlos Dante, Carlos Dante y Angel Ramos, Coro, Domingo Conte y Amanda Las Heras y Coro, Domingo Conte y Coro, Domingo Conte y Angel Ramos y Coro, Ernesto Famá y Coro, Coro y Voces de Mando por Antonio Podesta, Ernesto Famá y Lidia Desmond, Ernesto Famá y Ada Falcón, Ernesto Famá y Francisco Canaro, Roberto Maida y Francisco Canaro, Ernesto Famá y Francisco Amor, Ernesto Famá y Mirna Mores, Mirna Mores, Carlos Roldán y Blakie, Ernesto Famá y Francisco Amor y Blakie, Susy del Carril, Mariano Mores y Coro, Carlos Roldán y Chola Luna, Carlos Roldán y Héctor Castel, Carlos Roldán y Guillermo Coral, Alberto Arenas y Coro, Guillermo Rico y Juan Carlos Rolon, Juan Carlos Rolon y Alberto Arenas, Eduardo Adrian y Coro, Ernesto Rondó, Ernesto Herrera y Isabel de Grana y Francisco Canaro, Ernesto Rondó y Isabel de Grana, Ernesto Herrera y Isabel de Grana, Francisco Amor y Isabel de Grana.

Genres: Tango (1,655), Valse (289), Foxtrot (125), Ranchera (111), Pasodoble (103), Milonga (62), Shimmy (34), Marcha (20), Maxixe (15), Polca (15), Corrido (13), Cancion (9), Pericon (5), Candombe (4), Zamba (4), Potpourri (3), Tango Fantasia (3), Tango [Tango Milonga] (3), Estilo (2), Fado (2), Intermedio Mosaico de La Obra (2), Potpourri de Tangos (2), Rumba (2), Arreglo en Vals (1), Blues (1), Cancion Criolla (1), Cancion Vals (1), Carnavalito (1), Chacarera (1), Copla (1), Cueca (1), Danza Morena (1), Gato Estilizado (1), Gato Patriotico (1), Habanera (1), Himno (1), Java (1), Jota Criolla (1), Malambo (1), Maxixe (Jazz Band) (1), Mazurca (1), Menue (1), Milonga Baion (1), Milonga Tangueada (1), Milonga [Milonga Candombe] (1), Milonga [Nueva Danza] (1), Milonga [Nuevo Tangon] (1), Milonga [Tangon] (1), Nuevo Ritmo (1), One Step (1), Pericon y Firmeza (1), Plegaria (1), Polca Humoristica (1), Polca Tangueada (1), Shimmy-Foxtrot (1), Tango Malambo (1), Tango [Tango Cancion] (1), Tango [Tango Festivo] (1), Tango [Tango Sinfonico] (1), Tarantela (1), Vidalita (1), Yaravi Incaico (1).

Extract: 100 of 2,522 recordings, in alphabetical order.

Title Singer Year Genre
1900Instrumental1931Tango
25 de MayoCharlo1930Ranchera
25 de MayoRoberto Maida1938Tango
9 de JulioInstrumental1929Tango
AbandonadaErnesto Famá1939Tango
AbuelitaAgustín Irusta1927Tango
Abuelita (2)Instrumental1929Tango
AcabalaInstrumental1932Tango
Acariciando RecuerdosFrancisco Amor1941Valse
AclamaciónInstrumental1935Valse
A ContramanoCharlo1928Tango
Acuarela BoquenseJuan Carlos Rolon1956Tango
Acuarelita del ArrabalAzucena Maizani1925Tango
AdelaidaCarlos Roldán1944Valse
Adiós ArgentinaInstrumental1930Tango
Adiós JuventudErnesto Famá1933Valse
Adiós Juventud (2)Instrumental1930Tango
Adios Mi AmorErnesto Herrera y Isabel de Grana1963Cancion
Adiós MuchachosRoberto Maida1938Tango
Adiós MuchachosInstrumental1928Tango
Adiós Pampa MíaAlberto Arenas1945Tango
Adiós Pampa MíaAlberto Arenas1951Tango
Adiós Pampa MíaErnesto Herrera1961Tango
Adiós Pampa MíaNelly Omar1946Tango
Adios PatriaErnesto Famá1933Pasodoble
Adiós Que Te Vaya BienCharlo1929Tango
Adiós Que Te Vaya Bien (2)Azucena Maizani1926Tango
A Donde Queres Que VayaInstrumental1931Tango
Agua BenditaInstrumental1936Tango
Ahí Va El DulceInstrumental1927Tango
Ahí Va El DulceInstrumental1932Tango
Ahí Va El DulceInstrumental1924Tango
A La HuacachinaFrancisco Amor1939Pasodoble
A La Lima y al LimonGuillermo Coral1944Valse
A La Luz del CandilInstrumental1927Tango
A La Luz del LuceroInstrumental1930Tango
A Las Dos de La MañanaAzucena Maizani1926Tango
Al Compás del Corazón (Late Un Corazón)Juan Carlos Rolon1955Tango
AlegríaInstrumental1930Tango
AleluyaInstrumental1932Foxtrot
Aleluya (2)Carlos Roldán1943Candombe
AlfredoInstrumental1924Tango
AlfredoInstrumental1927Tango
Al Gran BoneteAgustín Irusta1932Ranchera
Algun DíaCharlo1929Foxtrot
Algún Día Te Diré (Un Giorno Ti Dirò)Ernesto Famá1939Tango
Alhaja FalsaCharlo1928Tango
AliciaInstrumental1929Valse
Allá en El MonteAda Falcón1930Valse
Allá en El MonteCharlo1929Valse
Allá en El Rancho GrandeRoberto Maida1937Pasodoble
Alma de BandoneónRoberto Maida1935Tango
Alma de BohemioInstrumental1930Tango
Alma de BohemioInstrumental1927Tango
Alma DolienteCharlo1930Valse
Alma en PenaCharlo1928Tango
Alma PorteñaErnesto Famá1941Milonga
Alma TangueraAgustín Irusta1927Tango
A Lo GauchoCharlo1929Tango
A Lo LejosRoberto Maida1930Valse
Al Otro Lado del ArroyoCharlo1931Ranchera
Al Son del AcordeonFrancisco Amor1938Ranchera
Al Subir al BajarErnesto Famá1939Tango
Altar CriolloInstrumental1927Valse
Al UruguayCharlo1931Foxtrot
Amada MiaCharlo y Angel Ramos1931Fado
AmadeoInstrumental1927Tango
Amando en SilencioEduardo Adrián1942Tango
AmaneciendoRoberto Maida1937Ranchera
A Mano LimpiaInstrumental1940Tango
Amante Soñador (Dream Lover)Ada Falcón1930Valse
Amante Soñador (Dream Lover)Charlo1930Valse
AmapolaInstrumental1927Foxtrot
AmargadoInstrumental1927Tango
A Mate y MarrocoInstrumental1931Tango
A Media LuzInstrumental1926Tango
A Media LuzInstrumental1926Tango
A Media LuzAlberto Arenas1951Tango
AmémonosAlberto Arenas y Enrique Lucero1948Valse
AmigablementeCharlo1928Tango
AmigazoInstrumental1924Tango
AmigazoInstrumental1927Tango
A Mí No Me Den ConsejosInstrumental1930Tango
A Mí No Me Hablen de PenasFrancisco Amor1941Tango
AmorRoberto Maida1936Tango
Amor Amor VeniFrancisco Amor1941Valse
Amor BohemioCharlo1931Valse
AmorcitoInstrumental1929Tango
Amor de BohemioInstrumental1927Tango
Amor de PayasoCharlo1931Tango
Amor Es AmarErnesto Famá y Lidia Desmond1933Valse
Amores de CarnavalAzucena Maizani1925Tango
Amores de EstudianteCarlos Galan1934Valse
Amores de GranadaCharlo1931Pasodoble
Amor ImposibleFrancisco Amor1939Valse
Amor Pagano (2)Charlo1929Valse
Amor Que MuereCharlo1928Valse
Amor Que MuereCharlo1928Valse
Amor Que PasaInstrumental1926Shimmy
Amor y PrimaveraInstrumental1935Valse
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