"Olé Guapa" was written in 1936 by Malando (=Arie Maasland), who first performed it in 1936, in Dancing Cosmopoliet in Rotterdam, as a member of the Jumping Jacks.
Malando is the artist name of Arie Maasland (1908 - 1980) a drummer and accordion-player from Rotterdam, Holland, who became once and for all enchanted by the Argentinian tango after seeing Eduardo Vicente Bianco perform in 1935.
In 1936, when Arie Maasland showed his fourth tango composition to his friends of the Jumping Jacks orchestra, in which Arie was drummer, pianist and accordion player, they were very enthusiastic.
Arie had written "Cosmopoliet" as a gesture to the operator of the dancing venue in Rotterdam, named "Cosmopoliet", where the Jumping Jacks where performing regularly.
Here's a link with a picture of the Cosmopoliet aan de Schiedamsedijk in Rotterdam.
In 1937 Muziek Smith publishes the song under the more Spanish sounding name "Olé Guapa".
Arie also changes his stage name: Arie Maasland becomes Malando.
In a short time this tango conquered the world. The sheet music for "Olé Guapa" is distributed worldwide by 16 different music publishers.
Here's the frontpage of sheetmusic from 1939 published by Muziek Smith.
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And here's sheetmusic from 1949.
And here's the first recording I could find:
(o) Corny Ostermann mit seinem Tanz-Orchester (1938) (as "Olé Guapa")
Recorded March 1938 in Berlin
Matrix: K-Ho 26497
Released on Kristall 3726
Same recording (matrix K-Ho 26497) was also released on Kristal 21751
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Same recording (matrix: K-C 26497) was also released in 1941 on Imperial 17444
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(c) Oskar Joost (Tanz Orchester) (1938) (as "Olé Guapa")
Recorded August 10, 1938 in Berlin, Germany
Matrix 7929 ½ GR 8
Released on Polydor 10966 and Grammophon 10966
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The exact same recording was released on Polydor 2809.
But on this release Oskar Joost used the pseudonym Fred Marley.
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Almost 10 years after composing the song, Malando finally made a recording of his own song.
(c) Tango-Orkest Malando (1946) (as "Olé Guapa")
Recorded October 1946
Matrix AM 968
Released on Decca 32128
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SEE Malando's matrix #968 on the next link: Decca AM-Matrixen 1 – 1000
2 years later Malando made a new recording, which was quite successful.
(c) Tango-Orkest Malando (1948) (as "Olé Guapa")
Recorded July 6,1948 in Hilversum, Holland
Matrix AM 1427
Released on Decca 32362
SEE Malando's matrix #1427 on the next link: Decca AM-Matrixen 1001 – 2165
Listen to Malando's 1948 authors-version HERE: malando.mp3
Or here: Jan's 78 RPM Record Warehouse
As we saw on the Decca matrix-link above Malando's composer's version of "Olé Guapa" was released on various Dutch and foreign 78RPM discs.
Decca/M 32128 (Original 1946 Dutch release)
Decca/M 32362 (1948 Dutch release)
Philips/P 34116 H (Olé Guapa / Señuelo (Shellac) - Discogs)
Decca /C.16031 (Ole Guapa / Sehuelo - Decca - UK - C.16031)
Decca MN 20592 (see page 53 on this French DECCA-Record-Cataloge-1950.pdf)
Philips/PH 5072 (Olé Guapa / Senuelo (Shellac) - Dutch release)
Philips PH 5072 (Olé Guapa / Senuelo (Shellac) - German release)
Philips/P 15403 H (Olè Guapa / A Media Luz (1950, Shellac) - Discogs)
Philips/P 17206 H (Olé Guapa - Philips - Netherlands - P 17206 H) 1953 recording
Philips/P 34334 H (Olé Guapa / Noche De Estrellas (Shellac) - Discogs)
Listen here to the French release of Malando's 1948 version on Decca MN 20592
And listen here to the German release of Malando's 1948 version on Philips PH 5072
More versions here:
(c) Eugen Wolff (1940) (as "Olé Guapa")
Recorded May 1940
Matrix: BE 12647
Released on Columbia S-90, on Parlophone B 70335 and on Odeon O-31623
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(c) Hans Busch Tanz-Orchester (1942) (as "Olé Guapa")
Recorded March 1942 in Berlin
Matrix 9376 GR 9
Released on Polydor 47624
(c) Willy Derby (1942) (as "Olé Guapa")
This vocal version is sometimes titled "Dans Een Tango" or "Tango Voor Twee".
Dutch lyrics by Jacques van Tol
Recorded in 1941.
Matrix # GTB- CAH 334.
Released in 1942 on Polydor-label 49723
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(c) Adalbert Lutter mit seinem Orchester (1949) (as "Olé Guapa")
Released in 1949 on Telefunken A 10765
In 1954 Adalbert Lutter made a new recording of "Olé Guapa" for the Odeon-label
Released on Odeon O-28720
Also released in 1956 on 45 RPM Odeon OBL 1065
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(c) Alfred Hause (1950) (as "Olé Guapa")
Recorded November 25, 1950 in Hamburg
Matrix 2011 2DH
Released on Polydor 48406
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(c) Jumping Jewels (1961) (as "Olé Guapa")
Released September 1961 on Philips PF 318.582 PF
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And here's Andre Rieu live in his hometown of Maastricht.
And here's a live version by the grandson of the composer: Danny Malando.
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