NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #355 ~ 06-10-23]

Pictured: Dur-Dur Band International.

One December evening, Dehoué came again, this time with musicians and a figure muffled in white cloth. The town was silent but for the howl of breakers on the bar. Swifts were slicing the green air. The girl brushed past the spectators and tore off her veil.

She had owl eyes, a pouting mouth and shell-pink fingernails that fluttered at her finger-tips. Gold hoops shone in her ears. Her neck was a perfect cylinder. Her legs gleamed like metal rods and her torso, clad only in an indigo loincloth, was hard yet flexible as a hinge.

Her shoulders shuddered at the first roll of drums. Then she spun round. She pirouetted. She strutted. Her arms pumped the air, her feet kicked the dust. Sweat poured from her breasts and a musky perfume gusted into the Brazilian’s face: not once did she let her gaze fall away from him.

The drummers stopped.

She stood before him, on tiptoe, swaying her hips and languidly laying out her tongue. Her arms beckoned. She bent at the knees. Then she arched her spine and bent over backwards till the back of her head brushed the ground.

— Bruce Chatwin, The Viceroy of Ouidah.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 355 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Chemistry — “Skateboard” — Soul Jazz Records Presents Disco: A Fine Selection of Independent Disco, Modern Soul and Boogie 1978-82

Abelardo Carbonó — “Muévela” — El Maravilloso Mundo de…

The Vee Eights — “Trick Fueler” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé — “Oui Verckys” — Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978

Jimmie Haskell and His Orchestra — “We Get Messages” — Count Down!

Willi Williams — “Armagideon Man” — Unification: From Channel One To King Tubby’s

Pere Ubu — “Waiting for Mary” — Cloudland

Ros Serey Sothea — “Chnang Jas Bai Chgn-Ainj (Old Pot, Tasty Rice)” — Cambodian Rocks

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Johnny Price — “Marijuanna, The Devil Flower” — Twisted Tales from The Vinyl Wastelands Vol. 4: “Hippies In A Blunder”

THE SECOND SET

Los Holy’s — “Holys Piscodelicos” — Sons of Yma: Peruvian Garage

The Undecided — “Make Her Cry” — Michigan Mayhem Vol. 1

Dur-Dur Band Int. — “Duurka” — The Berlin Session

Chris Montez — “Some Kinda Fun” — Some Kinda Fun: Songs We Taught The Untamed Youth

Sunil Ganguly — “Rote Huye Hain Sab” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

One in a Million — “Fredereek Hernando” — MGM 45rpm

Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters — “Live Injection” — Return of Django

The Coasters — “I Must Be Dreamin’” — 50 Coastin’ Classics

The Soul Fantastics — “Soul Cucaracha” — Quantic presents Tropical Funk Experience

THE THIRD SET

The Rascals — “See (Single Version)” — All I Really Need: The Atlantic Recordings (1965-1971)

Traffic Sound — “Inca Snow” — I Gotta New Dance

The Royal Playboys — “Bring It Back” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

Ekome — “Kpan Logo” — WOMAD: The Best of Music And Rhythm

Young-Holt Unlimited — “Wack Wack” — The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited

Golden Ring — “Pasar Ha Naz Kaneed” — Raks Raks Raks: 27 Golden Garage Psych Nuggets from The Iranian ‘60s Scene

Funkadelic — “Funky Dollar Bill” — Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow

THE FINAL SET

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Yard Music” — African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 4

Experience Unlimited — “Hey You” — Free Yourself

Dalton — “Alech” — Habibi Funk 45rpm

The Carnations — “Scorpion” — Frolic Diner Part 1

Grupo De Experimentación Sonora Del ICAIC — “¡Cuba Va!” — Cuba: Music and Revolution – Culture Clash in Havana Cuba – Experiments in Latin Music 1973-85 Vol. 2

Martha & The Vandellas — “(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

Los Ovnis De Jorge Chambergo Porta — “Chofercito” — Bailando Con Los Ovnis