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Cielo de sombra · Juan D'Arienzo · 1961

Juan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez, Horacio PalmatangoRCA Victor
Music by Antonio Sciacca. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1957–1961.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Alfredo De Angelis, 1957

  1. Juan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez · Horacio Palma1961
  2. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1957

Pinned at 1961 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Late years, 1957–1976

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Antonio Sciacca
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1957 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, 1957 to 1961.
1950’60
Recordings of Cielo de sombra · Juan D'Arienzo · 1961 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

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoCielo de sombraJuan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez, Horacio PalmatangoRCA Victor1961
  2. Alfredo De AngelisEarliest we holdCielo de sombraAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon1957

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Cielo de sombraJuan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez, Horacio PalmatangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Jun 29, 1961.

  1. EstrellaJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
  2. Se que te voy a llorarJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
  3. Amigo bandoneónJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor

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  1. Cielo de sombraAlfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante

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