NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #514 ~ 10-24-26]
Pictured: Haiti’s Les Gypsies de Pétion-ville.
Eighteenth-century Haiti became a hellish outpost, marked by avarice, brutality and White fear at being so outnumbered. It was also a pleasure-loving land where younger sons sent off to make their fortunes tried to recreate the château life of home. Decadence requires a soundtrack, and African musicians were pressed into service to play the English ‘country dances’ (contredanses) that were so popular with the French aristocracy. The history of popular music sparkles with styles born out of failed attempts at mimicry. Brits trying to play American rock ’n’ roll created something fresh, as did Jamaicans imitating New Orleans rhythm and blues, to name but the most obvious and recent of countless examples. In providing the music for French dances, Africans in Haiti planted the seeds of what we now call ‘Latin music’.
— Joe Boyd, And the Roots of Rhythm Remain
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Here’s what we played in Ep. 514 of No Condition Is Permanent:
FIRST SLICE
Rose Royce — “First Come, First Serve (Single Version)” — …Strikes Again
Okoi Seka — “Melokon Mebun Ou” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk From Abidjan From 1972 To 1982
P.J. & The Galaxies — “Wild Goose” — Rare Surf Volume 1: The South Bay Bands
Ersen — “Çakmagı Çak” — Ersen – 2
The Sparkles — “Ain’t No Friend Of Mine” — Hickory 45rpm
The Uniques — “Build My World” — Absolutely Rocksteady
Ronnie Whitehead — “Out Of Breath” — Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg
La Sangre Caliente — “La Culebra” — I Gotta New Dance
The Cramps — “Hang Up” — Fiends of Dope Island
SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Cannibal & The Headhunters — “Land of 1000 Dances” — Pachuco Soul! A Collection of Vintage East-L.A. Grooves
Charif Megarbane — “Pas de Dialogue” — Marzipan
The Zeros — “Rico Amour” — Don’t Push Me Around: Rare & Unreleased Classics From ’77
Rupie Edwards All Stars — “What Can I Dub” — Dub Basket 1 + 2
The Real Kids — “Solid Gold (Thru and Thru)” — The Real Kids
Dur-Dur Band — “Boodhari Sidiisii (Like Boodhari)” — Dur-Dur 1988-1989 Vols. 3 & 4
Betty Davis — “You Won’t See Me in the Morning” — Betty Davis
Roy Herrera y Orquesta La Monumental — “Amigo” — DJ Hecu Presenta: Wild Rhythms Vol. 1 by Salsa Son Timba
THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
The Lively Ones — “The Caterpillar Crawl” — Hang Five!
Tala A.M. — “Nom Te Ma” — African Funk Experimentals 1975 to 1978
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention — “Can’t Afford No Shoes” — One Size Fits All
Ali — “Mosaics” — Tirakat
Luther Davis Group — “To Be Free” — Funk Spectrum, Vol. 3: Compiled By Keb Darge & Pete Rock
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics — “Tracking Dub” — Pleasure Dub
Rockin’ Rebels — “Tom Tom” — Concussion!!! 18 Gougin’ Instrumentals 1958-1965
THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Bébé Manga — “Ami” — Ami-Oyomiya
Vivian Stanshall — “Lakonga” — Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead
The Congos — “Solid Foundation (original Black Ark mix)” — Heart of the Congos
The Madmen — “Alfred E Goes Surfin’” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny!
Les Gypsies de Pétion-Ville — “Gypsie En Douce” — Haiti
The Turbans — “Bad Man” — Anthology: The Deluxe Collection
Los Blacanguay — “La Palmadita” — The Rough Guide To Peru Rare Groove
LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Jack Bruce — “Victoria Sage” — Harmony Row
NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT MERCH!
