One of the classic Brazilian tangos by Ernesto Nazareth, merging European salon piano style with Afro-Brazilian rhythmic syncope. Its charm lies in its refined harmonic vocabulary and syncopated vitality.
The primary challenge is the rhythmic precision required to execute the syncopated bass line against the melody.
Cacique is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Cacique lasts about 3.5 minutes.
Cacique is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.