...and look out for Heatwave vs Mas Fuego! in the press this month - RWD, Fader, Touch, StraightNoChaser, TNT, The Times and New Nation...

HEATWAVE vs MAS FUEGO!

The next episode.................

MORE Jamaica meets Puerto Rico Uptown in East London!

# 2 rooms of Caribbean & Latino Flava , boomshaking bass & soulful vibes

# Dancehall, reggaeton, latin hiphop, soca, zouk and r&b! Live PAs, Guest DJs, MCs, Dancers

# Check www.scandalbag.com for photos and more details...

Party People! When we said the new flava was here in London, we meant it... Opening night of Heatwave vs Mas Fuego went off BIG & BASHY!!!!! Quality dancehall and reggaeton music, great live PAs from Latin Clan and Suncycle, a 400+ crowd with no attitude and DJs dropping top-a-top sounds with the good party vibe. So good infact, we doin' it again!

REWIND! Here comes part 2...

Friday February 18th 2005 @ The Rhythm Factory

16-18 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1EW

(Tube: Aldgate East/Whitechapel)

9pm - 4am > £5 B4 11pm/NUS, £7 after.

Infoline: 07890 371097 or heatwave@scandalbag.com

HEATWAVE ROOM:

Exclusive dancehall set from The Bug, ace remixer of the likes of Asian Dub Foundation/Adrian Sherwood/The Streets, and featured on Radio 1 and XFM recently. Plus top MCs Ras B and Warrior Queen, whose grimy broken beat/bashment collaboration with Sunship, ("Almighty Father" on Casual Records) is tearing up discerning dancefloors everywhere and getting heavy rotation on MTV Base. Wait, we spoil you! A special DJ set from the man J Star, bootleg remix king who's skanking "No Diggity" 7" was one of THE hits of 2004. Featuring special guest MC on the mic, North London rising star G Star!!!! Finally, Heatwave DJs (Punchline/Scandalbag), and MC Quality Diamond nicing it up with 100% bashment/dancehall plus a touch of soca and reggae.

MAS FUEGO! ROOM:

Live PA from London-based Cuban rap crew Estilo Prohibido, plus DJ Lubi Jovanovic (Straight No Chaser Magazine & compiler of Nascente Records "Urban Latino" CD), and from Martinique DJ MDK (Twice As Nice Ibiza), with the reggaeton (latin bashment), hiphop latino, zouk, French Caribbean dancehall and Paris hiphop WMDs.

THE SOUNDCLASH: Yes, yes y'all! Between 3am and 4am, the back room closes and both crews, Heatwave and Mas Fuego!, go head to head in the main room, one tune a piece, bringing this unique night to a boiling point climax!

Sponsored by Greensleeves Records, number one reggae label worldwide. And they're giving us some lovely promos to hand out on the night!

All this for just £7/£5 concession! We must be crazy! Yes we are - 100% loco por la musica caliente.................................

SOON COME: Yungun aka Essa, Rubi Dan (Sidestepper), Bashment Vibes (Itch FM), Macka Diamond, MC Gemini, Lady Chann (Suncycle), YT (Sativa Records), Orishas CD Launch Party and much more... Like Omar sang, "there's nothing like this"!