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Cachirulo

Music by Francisco Cafiero. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1941.

Cachirulo was composed by Francisco Cafiero.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Cafiero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 4
    184 dances
    1941
  2. Color TangoNot in our catalogueInstrumental1996
  3. Sexteto MilongueroNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Danced to it

Music from 1941 · danced on film 2006–2026

20062026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 1, 2007: 2, 2008: 5, 2009: 7, 2010: 8, 2011: 15, 2012: 11, 2013: 4, 2014: 22, 2015: 10, 2016: 10, 2017: 17, 2018: 8, 2019: 12, 2020: 4, 2021: 9, 2022: 10, 2023: 8, 2024: 9, 2025: 2, 2026: 7

Cristian Palomo & Melisa SacchiWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20162017 · 3:15

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sCarlos Paredes & Diana Giraldo2006
  2. The 2010sCristian Palomo & Melisa Sacchi2017
  3. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónBratislava Tango Festival · 2024

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  2. Plaza DorregoSan Telmo
    2 performances
  3. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  4. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance
  5. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  6. La Paz ArribaRecoleta
    1 performance
  7. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance
  8. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Cafiero

Single source

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370004822

Single source

TodoTango · tema/7874

Single source

Listen

  1. CachiruloAníbal Troilo1941

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