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Video: Live at Notting Hill Carnival 2010
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Add a comment
The whole carnival weekend was a madness!
From the Busy Signal / Fay-Ann Lyons / Skinny Fabulous / Lil Rick / Donaeo concert on Friday to the carnival itself yesterday....tramping and dancing all around town.
Big up everyone that made it happen - Urban Nerds, Oi You, Secousse, Deadly Rhythm, Sticky, Plan B, David Rodigan and of course everyone who raved with us over the weekend!
More words, pictures and videos coming soon. Here is us at the Oi You soundsystem in carnival on Monday evening:
Carnival Bashment mix
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Wednesday 25 August 2010 | 1 comment
For us, it's a carnival all year round.
Whatever the month is, you can count on The Heatwave dropping the maddest carnival tunes. Bashment, soca, reggae, house or even pop - what we play gets the girls excited and the party hype.
So when London gets into the carnival spirit in August, you know we've got it locked.
Carnival Bashment, our new mix, has the biggest carnival anthems of 2010 alongside the cream of the UK bashment scene and exclusive Heatwave specials. Plus the rolling sound that we can't resist calling 'Jafrican' and the maddest and hypest soca around.
It's a Heatwave rave in an mp3.
The Heatwave - Carnival Bashment 2010 | Download MP3 (right click, save as)
Tracklist
- Chaka Demus & Pliers - Intro
- Gyptian - Hold Yuh
- Vybz Kartel, Popcaan & Gaza Slim - Clarks
- Gappy Ranks - Stinking Rich (DJ Shredah Refix)
- Mr Lexx - Dem A Pree
- Dolamite - African Oil
- Busy Signal - Jafrican Ting
- Busy Signal - Bare Gal
- Leftside - Dem Gyal Deh
- Vybz Kartel - Turn & Wine
- Terro 3000 - Likkle & Neat
- Beenie Man - Good Inna
- RDX - Deliver Me
- Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter
- The Heatwave & Serocee - War Dance
- Serocee - Badeng
- Lady Chann & Ward 21 - Ease Up
- Lady Chann & Sticky - Sticky Situation Pt 2
- Marvin Brown & Sticky - Mek Some Noise (Special)
- Mad Dog - Tek De Floor (Special)
- Ms Dynamite & Zinc - Wile Out
- Spragga Benz vs Roska - Yuh Body Squark (Blend)
- Mr Vegas vs Roska - Heads Squark (Blend)
- Gyptian - Nah Let Go
- Mavado & Stacious - Come Into My Room
- Rihanna - Rude Boy
- Rihanna & Assassin - Rude Boy (Remix)
- Vybz Kartel & Spice - Ramping Shop (Seani B Refix)
- Capleton - Slew Dem (Al Fingers Refix)
- Mavado - Nine Lives
- KMC & Vybz Kartel - Going Mad
- Skinny Fabulous - Charge Up
- Demus - Spranging
- Recka - Hyperactive
- Problem Child - Fear None
- Beenie Man - Wuk Up Yuhself
- JW & Blaze - Palance
- Busy Signal - One More Night
- Gappy Ranks - Heaven In Her Eyes
- Busy Signal - Da Style Deh (Special)
- Busy Signal - How Yuh Bad So
- So Shifty, Ward 21 & Natalie Storm - Clap
- Mr Lexx & Congorock - Babylon
- Vybz Kartel - Mr Officer
- Mavado - Hope & Pray
- Vybz Kartel - Bicycle
- Vybz Kartel - Slow Motion
The Heatwave Charts - Carnival 2010
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Tuesday 24 August 2010 | 2 comments
We've already detailed the essential parties that you need to attend this weekend.
Now in part two of our Carnival Survival Guide it's all about the anthems: these are tunes that we think will be running the streets of Notting Hill.
Dancehall
- Gyptian - Hold Yuh
- Vybz Kartel, Popcaan & Gaza Slim - Clarks
- Mr Lexx - Dem A Pree
- Gappy Ranks - Stinking Rich
- Wayne Marshall - My Heart
- Vybz Kartel, Mavado & Mr Vegas - Triple Bounce Riddim
- Mavado - Gyal A Mad Ova
- Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter
- Vybz Kartel - Slow Motion
- Gappy Ranks - Heaven In Her Eyes
- Mavado & Stacious - Come Into My Room
- G Whizz - Life
And this is what we expect the floats to be pumping out, accompanied by some hard wining and definitely a lot of palancing!
Soca
- JW & Blaze - Palance
- Skinny Fabulous - Charge Up
- Fadda Fox - Staggerah
- Patch - Pipe
- Machel Montano - Bumper To Fender
Finally, five tunes that will get huge forwards at our various sets over the weekend, even if they're not ubiquitous at carnival itself.
Wildcards
- Mad Dog - Tek De Floor
- Mr Lexx & Congorock - Babylon
- Ms Dynamite & Zinc - Wile Out
- Lady Chann & Sticky - Sticky Situation
- The Heatwave & Serocee - War Dance
Spragga Benz, Jazmine Sullivan & Stephen Marley - Stays The Same
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Tuesday 24 August 2010 | Add a comment
New tune and video from Spragga Benz in memory of his son Carlyle, who died two years ago yesterday. Look out for Spragga's new album which is out next week.
A message from the family of Carlyle Grant:
Us the family and friends of Carlton Kimani Grant aka Carlyle, do sincerely appreciate all the love and generous support that was afforded us during our time of great grief and sorrow. Being that the situation is of such that always stays and is universal we do share our love and strength with others experiencing similar pain of loss at this time. The journey continues, the joy is less but still giving thanks for the time spent which makes us know we are blessed.
Free download of our tune with Serocee
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Tuesday 24 August 2010 | Add a comment
It's been causing a stir with DJs all summer long and now War Dance is available as a free mp3 download from our website.
It's been getting love from Sticky, Radioclit, Alex Nut, DJ /Rupture, Seb Chew, The Nextmen, Nick Catchdubs, Greco-Roman, DJ C and more. Time to give it some of your love!
The Heatwave & Serocee - War Dance | Download MP3 (right click, save as)
Jeremy Harding (2 Hard Records) - Circus Riddim Megamix
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Monday 23 August 2010 | Add a comment
Jeremy Harding is Sean Paul's manager and the man on the buttons for Beenie Man's Who Am I (Zim Zimma) and several other dancehall classics from the late 90s and early 00s.
He returned to production recently with the futuristic one drop rhythm City Life and now he's on more of a bashy flex with the massive Circus riddim.
We premiered the riddim a couple of weeks ago on our Rinse FM show and we've been getting mad positive feedback on it.
Dancehall veterans Sean Paul, Elephant Man, Beenie Man and Mr Vegas are all on mythical form alongside newer artists Serani, Denyque and Chan Dizzy.
Notting Hill Carnival 2010: bashment time
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Friday 20 August 2010 | Add a comment
Right, so it's Notting Hill Carnival next weekend.
You know that wherever The Heatwave goes it's a carnival at all times, all year round... Like Benjamin D says, even when we're just popping down the shops to buy some milk it's a carnival.
But obviously when the whole of London is getting a carnival jig on, of course we're gonna be especially carnivalesque!
Here's part one of The Heatwave's 2010 carnival survival pack: the parties you DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT MISS.
(1) The essential carnival afterparty
The Heatwave vs Deadly Rhythm @ Plan B // Sunday 29th August
Might be the party of the year. The Heatwave, David Rodigan, Shy FX, Oneman and more playing bashment, reggae, jungle, garage and all the other carnival goodness that you need. Buy tickets now or you'll be feeling sheepish...
(2) Stuff at carnival itself
Red Bull x Major Lazer // Monday 30th August
For the third year in a row this guestlist-only affair rocks up under the Westway just off Portobello Road. Me and Rubi Dan tore it apart back in 2008 and this year we'll be playing with Sticky. Also on the bill are Diplo, Switch, David Rodigan, Joker, Poirier, Douster and Drop The Lime.
Secret Soundsystem // Monday 30th August
We'll be playing at another soundsystem on carnival Monday but it's all pretty hush hush so keep an eye out on Twitter and Facebook nearer the time for line up and location...
(3) The biggest pre-carnival warm up bash
Urban Nerds vs Bigger Than Barry // Saturday 28th August
Us again, this time alongside Toddla T & Serocee, Sticky, Lady Chann, Katy B, Doorly, Princess Nyah, Supra 1, Tomb Crew, Rattus Rattus & Klose One, Jayou and more. That's kind of a big line up isn't it?!
(4) The maddest soca concert
The Troxy // Friday 27th August
- Busy Signal (Jamaica)
- Fay-Ann Lyons (Trinidad)
- Skinny Fabulous (St Vincent)
- Lil Rick (Barbados)
- Donaeo (UK)
- Shal Marshall (Trinidad)
- Tallpree (Grenada)
- Kes The Band (Trinidad)
What a line up. Nothing needs to be said about this event except that if you love soca you need to be there. Oh yeah and it's got a great promotional video too.
(5) One more party
We're playing an early set at the Secousse afterparty on Sunday night, before we roll down to Brixton for the main event. Secousse is at Notting Hill Arts Club with Top Cat, Lil Silva, Radioclit, AJ Holmes, The Hackney Empire, Vamanos and Moroka.
Hmm...I reckon I might be kind of tired by the end of bank holiday Monday!
So make sure you reach at least a couple of these events and you'll be guaranteed to have a good carnival.
Coming up next week in The Heatwave carnival survival pack ... we'll be running down the biggest tunes you'll be hearing on the streets of London. And giving away our MASSIVE carnival mix. Oh yeah, and detailing our favourite carnival soundsystems. Keep an eye out.
The Heatwave Chart - August 2010
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Wednesday 18 August 2010 | Add a comment
This month's top ten tunes...
- Vybz Kartel & Max Glazer - Whine (Wine)
- Sean Paul - Hey Ya (Circus Riddim)
- Mr Lexx - Wine Pon Me (Lunatic Riddim)
- J Boog - Let's Do It Again (Major & Minor Riddim)
- Wayne Marshall & Mavado - My Heart (Remix)
- Sheba - Caan Do Mi Nutten (Bankrobbers Riddim)
- Beenie Man - Dancehall Nuh Dead Yet (Raw Soul Hits Riddim)
- Doctor & Sticky - Sick (Jack It Up Riddim)
- Buju Banton, Beyonce & Sean Paul - Americano (The Heatwave Refix)
- Busy Signal & Elvis Crespo - Busy Latino
...which fit into one of four categories:
Comebacks and debuts
New York soundman Max Glazer (below) drops his debut production - and it's a banger - while Sean Paul goes hard on Jeremy Harding's return to bashment riddim making.
Anthems
Wayne Marshall's piano-driven My Heart looks set for crossover success while Beenie Man pleads the case for distinctly Jamaican music with an anthemic hook on Dancehall Nuh Dead Yet.
Versions
Doctor destroys Sticky's Jack It Up riddim, Busy Signal reworks Elvis Crespo's massive 1998 merengue hit Suavemente and recent UK number one We No Speak Americano gets the Heatwave refix treatment. Oh and Mr Lexx (below) twists I Got 5 On It into a wining tune.
Future promise
Two young artists on two contrasting riddims from Don Corleon. Polynesian reggae singer J Boog gets sweet and melodic on the Major riddim and Gaza protégé Sheba goes very raw on Bankrobbers.
Vybz Kartel & Max Glazer - Whine (Wine)
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Tuesday 17 August 2010 | 1 comment
This one gets a firm thumbs up at Heatwave HQ. It's the debut solo production from New Yorker Max Glazer out of the big bad Federation Sound and it looks like the jump from DJ to producer is gonna suit him well.
Vybz Kartel is on top form on top of driving drums, a bubbling bassline and strong simple synths. A wining tune featuring a melodic, old school ragga flow and lyrics in Spanish is always going to be a winner!
Video: The Heatwave at Big Chill Festival
By Gabriel_Heatwave | Thursday 12 August 2010 | Add a comment
Our set at Big Chill Festival was a lot of fun...hundreds of ravers braving the rain in the middle of the set. We brought the sun back out afterwards of course...
Older posts
- Hot Wuk in Brixton
- Serocee - Badeng
- The Heatwave Chart - June 2010
- Mavado - Change Right Now
- Video: Shit The Bed @ Motion (June 2010)
- Vybz Kartel - Turn and Wine (DNA Riddim)
- Gyptian - Nah Let Go
- Do the War Dance
- Brixton reggae and bashment business this Friday
- Natalie Storm: Queen of Funky Bashment
- Video: Hot Wuk rest in peace
- The Heatwave Chart - April 2010
- Energy - it’s a bashment thing
- South Rakkas Crew in London
- Lady Chann - Ease Up (Fyah Wyah Riddim)
- Video: Kamera Trick riddim medley
- Hot Wuk Easter Bashment this Thursday
- The Heatwave Chart - March 2010
- Lady Chann - Sticky Situation (Sticky Remix)
- Video: Keida - Jamaican Boy - Can’t Get Enough
Recent posts
Video: Live at Notting Hill Carnival 2010
31 August 2010
Carnival Bashment mix
25 August 2010
The Heatwave Charts - Carnival 2010
24 August 2010
Spragga Benz, Jazmine Sullivan & Stephen Marley - Stays The Same
24 August 2010
Free download of our tune with Serocee
24 August 2010
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- Video: Demarco - Love A Come Down
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October 2009 - Konshens - Bring Back The Reggae
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Facebook links
- The Heatwave’s Carnival Bashment Mix MP3 « The FADER
- The Heatwave on Rinse FM (22 August 2010)
- Music Weekly: Notting Hill carnival special | Music | guardian.co.uk
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- Carnival Bashment mix | The Heatwave
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- Heatwave News | August 2010
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