Moliendo Café

"Moliendo Café"
Single by Hugo Blanco
from the album Moliendo Café
LanguageSpanish
English titleGrinding Coffee
B-side"Orquídea"
Released1961 (1961)
Recorded1961
GenreLatin
LabelPolydor Records
Songwriter(s)José Manzo Perroni
Hugo Blanco (disputed)

"Moliendo Café" ("Grinding Coffee") is a Venezuelan song that has become popular around the world. The song was written in 1958, but the authorship is disputed between Hugo Blanco and his uncle José Manzo Perroni. Blanco's recording in 1961 became No. 1 in Argentina, and it has since been recorded by many singers. The song has also become a common football chant around the world as "Dale Cavese".