Preview of Heatwave vs Mas Fuego in The Guide
Genres chucked together and like a celebrity marriage they become somehow more impactful. Here it's Jamaican dancehall and Latin, plus US hip hop, an MC from Colombian outfit Sidestepper and UK rapper Yungun. What's left?
Sometimes, in their desperation, promoters throw genres together in a bid to stumble across some hitherto unforeseen golden combination. Happy hardcore and R&B? Damn, so obvious now. Heatwave vs Mas Fuego is one of those nights that seems kind of accidental, yet ends up working much better than 30 deliberate ones. The recipe: take Jamaican and dancehall sounds and merge with Latino flavours in a kind of manic, experimental soundclash. You couldn't make it up, except that perhaps, tenuously, both genres feed slightly off American hip-hop. So that's Latin, hip-hop, reggae, R&B, dancehall, bashment, soca and zouk all in the same room. Talk about a dog's dinner. Actually, don't, that would be a waste of your time. Tonight sees London rapper Yungun, aka Essa, joined by Bashment Vibes and an Rubi Dan from Colombian chart-toppers Sidestepper.
Nick Green | The Guardian Guide
