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Song

Cuando caigan las hojas · 1969

· tango · Sep 25, 1969
Music by Emilio Balcarce. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1967–2009.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Miguel Caló, 1967

  1. Miguel CalóAlberto Marino1967
  2. Sexteto TangoJorge Maciel1968
  3. Orquesta Escuela de TangoJesús Hidalgo2002
  4. Orquesta Típica SilencioOmar Fernández2009
  5. Oscar Alonso1969

Recorded on Sep 25, 1969, during the Nuevo (1955–1984).

1969

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Key facts
Year
1969
Recorded
1969-09-25
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

OSCAR ALONSOOscar ALONSOCUANDO CAIGAN LAS HOJASTango25 · IX · 1969

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

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

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Sexteto Tango’s 1968 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1967 to 2009.
1960’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Cuando caigan las hojas · 1969 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 5 orchestras; the earliest here is Miguel Caló in 1967.

  1. 1967Miguel CalóRecording
  2. 1968Sexteto TangoRecording
  3. 1969Oscar AlonsoRecording
  4. 2002Orquesta Escuela de TangoRecording
  5. 2009Orquesta Típica SilencioRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 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. Miguel CalóEarliest we holdCuando caigan las hojas · Miguel Caló · Alberto Marino · tango · May 20, 1967 · OdeonMeasured automatically · 122 BPM · C minor
    No match yet
    1967
  2. Sexteto TangoMost dancedCuando caigan las hojas · Sexteto Tango · Jorge Maciel · tango · Oct 18, 1968
    1 dance
    1968
  3. Orquesta Escuela de TangoCuando caigan las hojas · Orquesta Escuela de Tango · Jesús Hidalgo · tango · Aug 1, 2002
    No match yet
    2002
  4. Orquesta Típica SilencioCuando caigan las hojas · Orquesta Típica Silencio · Omar Fernández · tango · 2009
    No match yet
    2009
  5. Oscar AlonsoCuando caigan las hojas · Oscar Alonso · tango · Sep 25, 1969
    No match yet
    1969
  6. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueOscar Alonso · Sep 251969
  7. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · May 81970
  8. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue1982
  9. Orquesta SilencioNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

OSCAR ALONSOOscar ALONSOCUANDO CAIGAN LAS HOJASTango25 · IX · 1969

Oscar Alonso

Cuando caigan las hojas · Oscar Alonso · tango · Sep 25, 1969

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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  1. Cuando caigan las hojas · Miguel Caló · Alberto Marino · 1967

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