Music

Hours of music from The Heatwave, covering dancehall reggae, bashment, hip hop and more. Straight from the studio you can listen to and download our own productions featuring English grime, hip hop and bashment MCs and our club-friendly dancehall refixes of classic hip hop/R'n'B tracks. Plus regular Heatwave mixes/podcasts, live recordings and radio appearances and details of our releases on labels such as Soul Jazz Records, Punchline, Scandal Bag, Union Square and our own Heatwave imprint.

To book us for DJ sets, live shows with MCs, or to commission a Heatwave remix, just get in touch.

Last ten music items:


Used To Go Dancing (The Heatwave Remix)

Used To Go Dancing (The Heatwave Remix)

Caspa Codina & Rubi Dan

May 2008 | Listen

Our dancehall reworking of Caspa Codina's futuristic soul track Used To Go Dancing, featuring guest verses from Rubi Dan [read more]

Higher Heights

Higher Heights

Rubi Dan & The Heatwave

April 2008 | Listen

The third vocal on our Piano riddim, from our very own MC Rubi Dan, who rails against the violence and corruption of London and the UK [read more]

Mind How You A Talk

Mind How You A Talk

Riko Dan & The Heatwave

March 2008 | Listen

Wicked vocal from Riko on our Piano riddim, where he warns against getting involved in badness while maintaining his badman delivery [read more]

Roots, Reality & Culture

Roots, Reality & Culture

The Heatwave

March 2008 | 60 mins | Listen | Download mp3 (86mb)

Dancehall with a social conscience: positive, political, uplifting and thought-provoking music on ghetto sufferers, guns, drugs & more [read more]

Warrior Queen Dancehall Set

Warrior Queen Dancehall Set

Warrior Queen, The Heatwave & Megatone MCs

February 2008 | 32 mins | Listen | Download mp3 (46mb)

Live recording of Warrior Queen's performance alongside Gabriel Heatwave and Megatone MCs at Manchester reggae dancehall night Hot Milk [read more]

Things Change

Things Change

Warrior Queen & The Heatwave

January 2008 | Listen

The first cut on our Piano riddim, featuring vocals from Jamaican MC Warrior Queen on the subject of moving to London from Yard [read more]

Rowdy Bashment 2007

Rowdy Bashment 2007

The Heatwave

January 2008 | 68 mins | Listen | Download mp3 (64mb)

Purely and simply, a mix of the hottest and hypest bashment to come out of Jamaica in 2007 [read more]

Shine Eye Gal (The Heatwave Remix)

Shine Eye Gal (The Heatwave Remix)

Shabba Ranks & Mykal Rose

January 2008 | Listen | Download mp3 (128kbps)

Skanking remix of the classic reggae dancehall combination by Shabba Ranks and Mykal Rose, with The Heatwave at the controls [read more]

Ragga Twins Dancehall Set

Ragga Twins Dancehall Set

Ragga Twins & The Heatwave

November 2007 | 42 mins | Listen | Download mp3 (40mb)

The legendary Ragga Twins alongside The Heatwave at our monthly Bar Rumba residency, Bounce, hosting the dance and dropping lyrics [read more]

Riko Dan Bashment/Grime Set

Riko Dan Bashment/Grime Set

Riko Dan & The Heatwave

October 2007 | 70 mins | Listen | Download mp3 (65mb)

Riko's third appearance alongside The Heatwave since 2005, riding bashment and grime riddims and entertaining the crowd [read more]