The Heatwave Chart - October 2007

Our very own bashment refix of Eve's hit tune Tambourine is our biggest tune this month, featuring vocals from Rubi Dan, Beenie Man, Lexxus and Collie Buddz. Plus new tunes from YT, Akala, T.O.K. and Wiley.

1. Rubi Dan, Beenie Man, Collie Buddz & Lexxus - Tambouriddim (The Heatwave Refix)
2. T.O.K. - Rep 4 Ya Block
3. Akala - Bit By Bit
4. Wayne Marshall - Father God
5. Sean Kingston - Me Love
6. YT - Sandweed
7. Daville - Fling It Pon Me
8. Mims feat Sean Kingston, Mr Vegas & Vybz Kartel - Like This (reggae remix)
9. Wiley feat JME, Skepta & Chipmunk - No Qualms
10. Sean Paul - One Life

Posted by Gabriel Heatwave | Friday 05 October 2007 | Add a comment

Welcome to the new website

Our brand new site is finally up and running! As you can see, it's a bigger and better look than the old one... You can check everything we get up to in one place: look at a photo gallery, download a mix, listen to a live show or see flyers from many of the nights we've put on and played at over the past few years.

Plus our brand new blog for thoughts on music and more, hot new beats from our studio and our party-starting remixes to listen to and download, a full list of upcoming events, press cuttings and lots more. You can sign up to our email mailing list or subscribe to the RSS feeds for music and the blog to make sure you get regular updates...

The site is still in development so get back to us with comments and suggestions. If you find anything doesn't work as it should, just drop us an email to info@theheatwave.co.uk

Posted by Gabriel Heatwave | Thursday 11 October 2007 | 2 comments

Mutabaruka at Bernie Grant Arts Centre

The Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham, named after the late Labour MP for the area and recently opened, presumably to coincide with Black History Month, looks like it'll be a welcome addition to the London music and arts circuit. The David Adjaye-designed building, café and exhibition spaces certainly would've been a welcome addition to my lunch breaks when I worked literally next door a couple of years ago!

Tonight, Wednesday 17th October, sees Jamaican dub poet and radio host Mutabaruka (pictured) performing and in conversation, and other upcoming events include Speakers Corner, featuring performances from rapper Skinnyman, human beatboxer Mad Flow and spoken word artist Malika Booker. Check the website for more info.

Posted by Gabriel Heatwave | Wednesday 17 October 2007 | Add a comment

Riko Dan bashment PA this Friday

This Friday at The Pool we're pleased to be joined for the third time in the last couple of years by one of our favourite English MCs of all time, Riko Dan. Riko may be part of Wiley's Roll Deep Entourage but his styles go far beyond grime: he's a veteran of the 90s jungle/drum'n'bass scene and was a member of garage cartel Pay As U Go.

But it's the strong dancehall/bashment influence on Riko's flow that we love, and what made his first performance alongside us in April 2005 electrifying. Though in January 2006 his set with Gods Gift was dogged by technical problems, he still tore down the Rhythm Factory, and we fully expect him to destroy The Pool in a similar fashion!

As featured in Time Out and The London Paper. This event is not to be missed - and it's FREE to get in! For all the details on the night, check out the events section.

Posted by Gabriel Heatwave | Thursday 18 October 2007 | Add a comment

Recording of Riko’s recent set at The Pool

So Riko's set at October's Heatwave Affair was wicked, he hosted the dance for over an hour as well as vocalling a bunch of bashment and grime riddims.

You can listen to the live recording and see the photos here, and we also recorded a minute-long (but annoyingly dark) video of him MCing while I mixed the Applause riddim into Calabria 2007:

Posted by Gabriel Heatwave | Wednesday 31 October 2007 | Add a comment