The Heatwave Newsletter | October 2007

www.theheatwave.co.uk

Our brand new website is finally up and running! 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, full list of upcoming events, press cuttings and lots more...

Plus next week at The Pool we're pleased to welcome back special guest Riko Dan (Roll Deep), performing an exclusive bashment/grime PA...



Riko's smashed it at a couple of Heatwave nights before and never fails to excite with his impressive skills on the mic, boundless energy and unique blend of Jamaican and British influences. Listen to his previous sets from April 2005 and January 2006 and find out why he is the E3 Warlord. Also, the photos from last month's fourth birthday bash are now online - and you can now see photos from Heatwave events on our Facebook page.
 

 
The Heatwave Affair @ The Pool | Friday 19th October

104 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AH | 8pm-2am | free entry

The monthly Heatwave affair, featuring a live PA from MC Riko Dan (Roll Deep), plus residents Gabriel, Master G, Henry and host MC Rubi Dan playing the best brand new and classic dancehall/bashment around alongside hip hop/R'n'B, reggaeton, reggae and a touch of soca, ragga jungle and funky house [read more]

 

Other things to watch out for this month...

Latinista @ Plan B | Sunday 21st October
418 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AY | 9pm-3am | free/£6

New monthly Latin night featuring the sexiest Latin house, salsa, reggaeton, baile funk, merengue, samba plus hip hop, R'n'B and bashment. We're playing alongside Sami Sanchez, Danny Tamuz and Ricardo Avevedo. For discount guestlist, email info@theheatwave.co.uk
[read more]



Bounce @ Bar Rumba | Saturday 3rd November
36 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 7EP | 9pm-4am | £6/10

Heatwave playing alongside special guests the Ragga Twins aka Deman Rockers and Flinty Badman, Beni G (Mixologists), Matt Lisle and host MC Hyperactive at this monthly booty bouncing event in the heart of the West End. Bashment, hip hop, grime, UK bass and reggaeton plus a booty battle with cash prize
[read more]



Bangface @ Electrowerkz | Friday 12th October
7 Torrens Street, London EC1 | 9pm-6am | £9/12

One of our favourite DJs, musicians and bloggers - New York's DJ /Rupture - is back in London this weekend, playing at this neo-rave extravaganza alongside The Black Dog, Luke Vibert, Krome & Time, DMX Krew and more. Check the Bangface website for more info.

The Heatwave | La Ola De Calor
60 minute mp3 | Download mp3 (84mb)
Like Ini Kamoze sings in the opening track, there's a world of (reggae) music on La Ola De Calor: sung, rapped and MC'd almost entirely in Spanish, from reggae to soca, dancehall to cumbia and reggaeton to hip hop. Artists featured hail from Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Spain, England, Canada and the USA. Originally podcast as Blogariddims Episode 23 [
read more]



Tonic T-shirts
As worn by The Heatwave - check out Tonic's range of sweatshop-free, fair trade and organic streetwear. Check the
Tonic website for more info and to buy online



Dub Studio
High quality, long-lasting and nicely priced vinyl dubplates. Check the
Dub Studio website to find out more and order online



Finally... three tunes we're loving right now:
* Rubi Dan, Beenie Man, Collie Buddz & Lexxus - Tambouriddim (The Heatwave Refix)
* Cham - Wha Dem Feel Like (Overdrive Riddim)
* T.O.K. - Rep 4 Ya Block (The Warning Riddim)