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Saludos

Music by Domingo Federico, Francisco Federico. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–2003.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: Domingo Federico, 1944

  1. Miguel Caló1944
  2. Domingo Federico19441969
  3. Armando Pontier1960
  4. Alfredo Gobbi1958
  5. Orquesta Típica Sans Souci2003

Versions of Saludos recorded 1944–2003

Saludos was composed by Domingo Federico and Francisco Federico.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

99 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Domingo Federico, Francisco Federico
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1944 to 2003.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Saludos by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

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

The leader is Miguel Caló, 1944, with 54% of the 99 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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. Miguel CalóMost dancedSaludosMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    53 dances · 54%
    1944
  2. Orquesta Típica Sans SouciSaludosOrquesta Típica Sans Soucitango
    26 dances · 26%
    2003
  4. Alfredo GobbiSaludosAlfredo Gobbitango
    6 dances · 6%
    1958
  5. Armando PontierSaludosArmando PontiertangoCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1960
  6. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogue1950
  7. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueSep 281950
  8. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueJul 71958
  9. Miguel CalóNot in our catalogue1963
  10. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2008
  11. Jorge ArduhNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Saludos

One recording

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

Miguel Caló

SaludosMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 53 Performances

Fabián Peralta & Virginia PandolfiWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20063:02

Danced to it

Music from 1944–2003 · danced on film 2007–2026

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

2007: 1, 2008: 5, 2009: 3, 2010: 6, 2011: 2, 2012: 7, 2013: 4, 2014: 3, 2015: 4, 2016: 1, 2017: 12, 2018: 4, 2019: 2, 2020: 1, 2021: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2024: 3, 2025: 2, 2026: 7

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sFabián Peralta & Virginia Pandolfi2008
  2. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Lorena ErmocidaMallorca Tango Festival · 2012
  3. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónSouthern California Tango Championship · 2026

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    2 performances
  2. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  3. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  4. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  5. Salón CanningPalermo
    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 18 complete sets on film

  1. David Palo and Milena Plebs

    2010 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1AmarrasJuan D'Arienzo, 1944
    2. 2Ojos negrosAníbal Troilo, 1948
    3. 3Milonga criollaFrancisco Canaro, 1927
    4. 4SaludosMiguel Caló, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Florencia Labiano and Hernan Rodriguez

    In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1SaludosOrquesta Típica Sans Souci, 2003
    2. 2Se dice de miQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1954
    3. 3El huracánJuan D'Arienzo, 1944
    4. 4Milonga vieja milongaJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Guille Barrionuevo and Mariela Sametband

    2017 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1RawsonJuan D'Arienzo, 1936
    2. 2SaludosMiguel Caló, 1944
    3. 3Qué importaJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    4. 4Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940
    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 catalogues3

tango.info · T0370208437

TodoTango · tema/3514

MusicBrainz · 35d1971d-d9fd-4d41-bb7b-3ec35eb15a65source

Composer2

Composed by Domingo Federico

Composed by Francisco Federico

Listen

  1. SaludosDomingo FedericoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  2. SaludosMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. SaludosAlfredo Gobbitango
  4. SaludosArmando PontiertangoCBS Columbia
  5. SaludosDomingo FedericotangoEmbassy
  6. SaludosOrquesta Típica Sans Soucitango

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