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Nubes de humo · Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro) · 1938

Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
Music by Manuel Jovés. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1923–1972.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1923

  1. Carlos Di SarliJorge Durán · Edmundo Rivero19581960
  2. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte1972
  3. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas19231956
  4. Alberto Castillo1944
  5. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)1938

Pinned at 1938 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro) recordings indexed 1937–1940

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Manuel Jovés
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1923 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1923 to 1972.
1920’30’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Nubes de humo · Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro) · 1938 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  2. Miguel CalóNubes de humoMiguel CalóRaúl IriartetangoEmbassy1972
  4. Alberto CastilloNubes de humoAlberto Castillosungtango1944
  5. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Nubes de humoQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon1938

One recording

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Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)

Nubes de humoQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon

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Recorded the same day

What else Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro) recorded on Nov 25, 1938.

  1. SufraQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon

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