A Tribe Called Quest, Bashment, Beenie Man, Bobby Digital, Buju Banton, Busta Rhymes, Dancehall, Dave Kelly, Don Corleon, Dub, Grime, Jungle, Kelis, King Jammy, King Tubby, Lee Perry, Mad House, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Mr Vegas, Ragga, Reggae, Reggaeton, R'n'B, Rocksteady, Scientist, Sean Paul, Shabba Ranks, Sizzla, Ska, Sly & Robbie, Soca, Steely & Clevie, Stone Love, Super Cat, Tego Calderón, Terror Fabulous, The Stone Roses, Timbaland, U Roy, Ward 21, Xtra Large
Walk & Wine - Rubi Dan & DJ Q
DJ Q's bassline house remix of the Tony Matterhorn hit Dutty Wine gets taken back to the dancehall with ragga vocals from Rubi Dan [read more]
Warrior Queen Dancehall Set
Live recording of Warrior Queen's performance alongside Gabriel Heatwave and Megatone MCs at Manchester reggae dancehall night Hot Milk [read more]
Things Change 12" (Soul Jazz)
Killer dancehall from Warrior Queen on The Heatwave's first production, the Piano riddim, released by Soul Jazz Records [read more]
Roots, Reality & Culture
Dancehall with a social conscience: positive, political, uplifting and thought-provoking music on ghetto sufferers, guns, drugs and more [read more]
An England Story Compilation
Twenty-one track compilation showcasing over 25 years of MC culture in the UK: dancehall, reggae, grime, hip hop, jungle and garage [read more]
Rowdy Bashment 2007
Purely and simply, a mix of the hottest and hypest bashment to come out of Jamaica in 2007 [read more]
Ragga Twins Dancehall Set
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 PA
Riko's third appearance alongside The Heatwave since 2005, riding bashment and grime riddims and entertaining the crowd [read more]
The Heatwave Mix CD 2005
A wide range of dancehall-oriented sounds including bashment, reggaeton, R'n'B/hip hop/crunk, soca, reggae and ragga jungle [read more]
"A thrilling, dancefloor-focused blend of global ghetto sounds - a fiery selection of dancehall, soca, reggaeton grime & jungle" Metro Newspaper
"Heatwave has been chugging along merrily in East London for some time, impressing and dazzling large, happy audiences with its energy and innovation" The Guardian Guide
The Heatwave is a collective of DJs, MCs and producers from London and Bristol. We make music, play out all over London, the UK and Europe including our monthly Heatwave Affair, compile CDs and DJ mixes and write about the music we love: dancehall reggae, bashment, hip hop and more from the UK, the Caribbean and around the world.
Our infamous DJ-friendly refixes - including dancehall versions of Kelis's Trick Me and Lily Allen's LDN - have been released on the Punchline and Heatwave labels and are loved by the likes of David Rodigan (Kiss FM), Gilles Peterson (Radio 1), Mr Scruff, Seani B (BBC 1xtra), Daddy Ernie (Choice FM), DJ Yoda and 100% Dynamite.
Our monthly Caribbean/Latino soundclash at Rhythm Factory, Heatwave vs Mas Fuego, did much to pioneer the reggaeton sound in London back in 2005/06, and also featured reggae/dancehall performances from grime and hip hop MCs like Riko Dan, Klashnekoff and Rodney P. We play regularly at club nights and festivals such as Bestival, Womad, Fabric, Koko, Bar Rumba, Herbal, 333, 93 Feet East, Cargo and Notting Hill Arts Club.
We also run the Scandal Bag label, responsible for a couple of releases from Jamaican artist Quality Diamond, including the ragga jungle anthem Let It Billie produced by DJ C (Mashit). However, we're now concentrating on The Heatwave label, which saw its first release in April 2008 featuring vocal cuts on our Piano riddim by Roll Deep's Riko Dan and our own MC, Rubi Dan. Warrior Queen's version of the riddim, Things Change, was released by Soul Jazz Records in March 2008.
We make mixes and compilations, including our widely-acclaimed retrospective of Jamaican-inspired MC in the UK, An England Story, which was also released by Soul Jazz Records in March 2008. As well as writing our blog, we contribute regularly to magazines including FACT, Shook and Woofah. In the past, we've also written for publications such as StraightNoChaser, Undercover, SOS and musicalbear.
