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Heatwave vs Mas Fuego!

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The Rhythm Factory (Whitechapel)
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Friday 16th September 2005
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3rd Friday of each month

16 September, 21 October, 18 November, 23 December (Xmas Special)

:: Jamaica meets Puerto Rico Uptown in East London! ::

"The only dancehall/bashment meets reggaeton/Latin hip hop session in the UK" (RWD Magazine, March 2005)

"Consider this two room block party essential"

(Time Out, July 2005)

SHORT BLURB

Two rooms of the finest Caribbean and Latin sounds from Jamaica to Puerto Rico and Trinidad to Cuba. Exclusive dancehall/reggae PA from the biggest noise in UK hip hop right now Klashnekoff, whose Can't You See track features on Run The Road Vol. 2. Guest DJs Jose Luis (Latin Flow) and Bashment Billy join residents Heatwave and Don Lubi dropping the hottest dancehall/bashment, reggaeton, R'n'B, soca, Latin hip hop, reggae and ragga jungle.


LONGER BLURB

Two rooms of the finest Caribbean and Latin sounds from Jamaica to Puerto Rico and Trinidad to Cuba, all via East London: dancehall/bashment, reggaeton, R'n'B, soca, Latin hip hop, reggae and ragga jungle. September's live PA comes from reggae-influenced East London rapper Klashnekoff, one of the brightest stars of this country's underground with a string of singles, mixtapes and the acclaimed LP Sagas Of Klashnekoff to his name. His appearance on Run The Road Vol. 2 (out early September) should cement his already impressive reputation. Expect to hear him spitting fire over classic dancehall and reggae riddims from the 80s to the present day, including the massive Welcome To Jamrock instrumental.

Meanwhile, top-a-top teenage selector Bashment Billy keeps things, er, bashy alongside resident DJs Heatwave (Punchline Records) and Don Lubi (Nascente Records). London-based Venezuelan DJ Jose Luis of Cargo's pioneering reggaeton night Latin Flow joins Lubi for a hot session from the UK's two original Urban Latin Dons ­ keeping things caliente since 1995!

CD and vinyl giveaways courtesy of Greensleeves and VP Records. Check the website for more details and photos: www.heatwavelondon.com

THE DETAILS

Friday 16th September 2005 @ The Rhythm Factory

16-18 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1EW

Tube: Aldgate East

Buses: 25, 205, 254, N25, N106, N205 & N254

9pm-3am > £5 before 11pm/NUS > £8 otherwise

heatwave@scandalbag.com > infoline 07890 371 097

www.rhythmfactory.co.uk > 020 7375 3774


ARTIST BIOGS

KLASHNEKOFF

Hackney born and bred father of two Klashnekoff, whose West Indian roots are clearly audible in his music, is the founder member of top UK hip hop crew Terra Firma. His insightful lyrics and powerful live performances have gained him cult status in the UK hip hop scene and have also attracted the attention of East London's grime producers. But when he's not shaking up the garage world, he's delivering killer verses over reggae like the Welcome To Jamrock instrumental (his version is out this month) and releasing stone cold hip hop classics like Murda, or albums like last year's much-fêted The Sagas of Klashnekoff. With the attention garnered by his performance on Run The Road 2, he's definitely one to watch.

HEATWAVE

Holding it down for over three years with their crunked-up dancefloor blend of dancehall/bashment, R'n'B, reggae, soca and reggaeton which has earned them numerous guest slots alongside the likes of Buju Banton, Suncycle, Robbo Ranx, Tubby T, DJ Vadim, The Bug, Yungun, Warrior Queen and Coldcut.

Heatwave's residencies at 333, Momo's and Herbal and recent appearances at big nights including Desttination Out (Cargo), Fidgit (Plan B), Bristol Carnival, Wwwhut!? (93 Feet East) and the Non-Stop label launch party have earned them praise from the likes of Time Out, who called them "the most exciting new luminaries of London's dancehall scene".

Heatwave are also responsible for a glut of remixes on the bootleg 7" imprint Punchline, notably a chart-topping refix of Trick Me by Kelis featuring Beenie Man & T.O.K. These have been rinsed on radio and in dances alike by Gilles Peterson, David Rodigan, Daddy G (Massive Attack), DJ /Rupture, Blood & Fire, The Bug and more. Heatwave's own label Scandal Bag has just released the single Let It Billie by DJ C & Quality Diamond which is currently enjoying multiple plays on Radio 1 and Kiss FM and heavy club support from the likes of 100% Dynamite, DJ Yoda and Ross Allen.

DON LUBI

Lubi Jovanovic has been pushing Latin music for over 20 years, DJing all over the UK and Europe and writing the Latin Lowdown for StraightNoChaser magazine. Not to mention releasing a string of hit compilation CDs for Nascente Records, shifting upwards of 100,000 units and counting of titles such as Urban Latino, Beginner's Guide to Cuba and the upcoming Mas Fuego: 100% Reggaeton. More info at http://members.lycos.co.uk/djneil/files/lubi_el_slavoloco.htm


UPCOMING GUESTS

YT (Sativa Records), Diplo (Hollertronix), Riko & Flow Dan (Roll Deep), Zagu Zar, Kid Afrika, DJ Deoh (Rumba FM), Fire Voice International, Leximan, DJ Loco (Xtravagant), Upstate, La Raza, El Moreno (Bar Rumba), Soundclash, Criola, Rubi Dan (Sidestepper), Seanie T, Sway Da Safo, Yungun, J Star, Section Sound, Dave Stelfox and much more to be confirmed...


PRESS / REVIEWS

"The only dancehall/bashment meets reggaeton/Latin hip hop session in the UK"
(RWD Magazine, March 2005)

"Heatwave: the most exciting new luminaries of London's dancehall scene"
(Time Out, 10th November 2004)

"Nice in your area! A hot party destination..."
(Time Out, 15th June 2005)

"Fancy a good night out? Heatwave get the dancefloor rocking with the very best in Jamaican and Puerto Rican music"
(New Nation, February/March 2005)

"Basslines throb and temperatures soar at this tropical dancehall bash"
(The Knowledge in The Times, 12th February 2005)

"The pulsating fusion of hip hop, dancehall and Latin music known as reggaeton has bitten hard and now it's arrived in East London with the monthly Heatwave vs Mas Fuego!"
(Metro, 20th January 2005)

"Pick of the week"
(The Guide in The Guardian, 12th March 2005)

"Purveyors of the finest dancehall and reggaeton vibes...a unique blend of Jamaican and Latin sounds" - Pick of the week
(The London Line, 14 April 2005)

"A top night - definitely not one to miss"
(Know The Ledge, July 2004)

"Injecting a much needed slice of sunshine into London's clubland"
(View London, July 2004)

"You've tuned in to Chris Goldfinger's dancehall show, sampled the weekly Rodigan's Reggae and weaved through dense Carnival crowds at Lord Gelly's or Saxon soundsystems, but have you been to Heatwave?"
(Time Out, 19th January 2005)

"Get your fix of Latin hip hop, dancehall and reggaeton"
(Fly, April 2005)

"Superb monthly soundclash...one of the most frenzied dancehall events currently shaking asses in London. A proper Carnival party with real style, if you like dancing you have to check it out"
(London Town, April 2005)

"Batty-bumping with Latin dancehall sensation reggaeton treating winter-sallow capital-dwellers to the sounds of Puerto Rico, New York and Bogotá"
(Good For Nothing, March 2005)


Gabriel Myddelton

Scandal Bag - www.scandalbag.com

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