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Nubes de humo

Music by Manuel Jovés. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1923–1972.
1923: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1944: 1 · danced 0 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1960: 1 · danced 0 times1972: 1 · danced 0 times
1923’30’40’50’601972
records made· our catalogue

1923: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 0; 1944: 1, 0; 1956: 1, 0; 1958: 1, 0; 1960: 1, 0; 1972: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1958 and 1960. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Nubes de humo was composed by Manuel Jovés.†

Credit

Music
Manuel Jovés

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1920’30’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliJorge Durán · Philips · Nov 11958
  2. Carlos Di SarliEdmundo Rivero · Philips1960
  3. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte · Embassy1972
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdOdeon1923
  5. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Odeon · Jun 151956
  6. Alberto CastilloJun 91944
  7. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Nov 251938

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Manuel Jovés

Single source

Listen

  1. Nubes de humoFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
  2. Nubes de humoQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1938
  3. Nubes de humoAlberto Castillo · Alberto Castillo1944
  4. Nubes de humoFrancisco Canaro · Alberto Arenas · no clip yet1956
  5. Nubes de humoCarlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán1958
  6. Nubes de humoCarlos Di Sarli · Edmundo Rivero1960
  7. Nubes de humoMiguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte · no clip yet1972

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