No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Ginger Johnson.

Regarded by many admirers as the godfather of Afrobeat, Nigerian-born percussionist and bandleader George Folunsho ‘Ginger’ Johnson came to London in 1943 to join the British Merchant Navy, remaining in the city at the end of World War II. After playing with Ronnie Scott and the Edmundo Ros Orchestra, [Ginger Johnson] recorded for Melodisc in the mid-fifties, cutting some of the earliest African music made in Britain. By the middle of the following decade, Ginger — a mentor to the young Fela Kuti — and his band were part of the burgeoning London underground scene. A regular at the early Notting Hill Carnivals (footage on YouTube shows him performing on a float at the inaugural 1966 event), he took part in many of the capital’s psychedelic happenings…accompanying the Rolling Stones when they played ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ at Hyde Park. Disc & Music Echo hailed [Johnson’s African Party lp] as “hot, exciting music…ecstatic sounds, incredible African percussion and chants and freaky horns.”

— David Wells, liner notes from Deviation Street: High Times in Ladbroke Grove 1967-1975.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 428 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Major Harris Boogie Blues Band — “Each Morning I Wake Up” — Crème De La Crème Two: More Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980

T-Fire — “Will Of The People” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79

The Chevells — “Riptide” — It Came from the Beach: Surf, Drag and Rockin’ Instros

Chin Jie and Golden Melody Band — “Spring Wind Kisses My Face” — Singapore A-Go-Go Vol. 1

Sherman Evans with Cruz Ortiz and the Flames — “Looking for My Baby” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 3 

Van Shipley — ”Ghar Ki Murgi” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

The Gun Club — “Sex Beat” — Fire of Love

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Gene Page — “Blacula” — Blacula OST

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Noro Morales Quintet — “Saona” — Welcome to the Party

The Pop Group — “Snowgirl” — Y In Dub

Ahmadi Hassan — “Habibi (Mari Bersatu)” — Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk from The South China Sea 1974-88

Benny Joy — “I’m Gonna Move” — Crash the Rockabilly Party

The Aggrovators — “The Aggrevators Trap” — Jammies In Lion Dub Style

Eddie Kendricks — “Date With The Rain” — People…Hold On

Ezy & Isaac — “Got to Move” — Soul Rock

The Smoke — “No More Now” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Santana V. — “Totensamba” — Hồ! #1 Roady Music from Viêtnam

Wire — “Once Is Enough (Demo)” — 154 (Special Edition)

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Los Mirlos — “Muchachita Del Oriente” — Cumbia Amazónica

Mande Dahl — “Ooh, I Dont Feel Nothin” — Rak N’ Rol Rickor’dinz 45rpm

Melih & Faruk & Serdar & Saygun — “Aynali Carsi” — Turkish One Hit Wonders (1967-1976)

Ronnie Dickerson — “What About Me” — Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65

Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers — “Witchdoctor” — Deviation Street: High Times in Ladbroke Grove 1967-1975

Kevin Ayers — “Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes” — Whatevershebringswesing

Bullwackie’s All Stars — “Lonly Dub” — African Roots Act 2

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Tornados — “Telstar (Alternate Edit)” — Love and Fury: The Holloway Road Sessions 1962-1966 (Joe Meek’s Tea Chest Tapes)

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Samantha, Trésor Hindou” — Samantha

The Modern Lovers — “Government Center” — The Modern Lovers

Augustus Pablo Meets The Upsetter — “Vibrate On (Previously Unreleased Alternate Cut)” — Arkology Reel III: Dub Adventurer

Pink Floyd — “Lucifer Sam [mono]” — The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn [Mono]

Coupe Cloue — “Souvenir D’Enfance” — Maximum Compas from Haiti

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Prince La La — “Need You” — More Gumbo Stew: Original AFO New Orleans R&B

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