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The Heatwave

Duration:
2 hours
First broadcast:
Friday 17 August 2012

As part of 6 Music Celebrates 50 Years of Jamaican Independence, London-based DJ crew The Heatwave bring their bashment sounds of carnival to the 6 Mix.

The Heatwave have played raves all over the world and are the team behind the Hot Wuk parties which have torn up dancefloors across the UK. Their sound ties together Jamaica and the UK with the group having worked with big artists in the scene, such as Sticky, Ward 21, Serocee, Lady Chann, Natalie Storm and YT.

In this show, The Heatwave take to the 6 Mix decks to play two hours of the freshest bashment and dancehall, bringing a full on carnival to the 6 Music studios.

Music Played

213 items
  • Image for Desmond Dekker

    Desmond Dekker Fu Man Chu

    Beverley's Records
  • Image for Jimmy Cliff

    Jimmy Cliff Miss Jamaica

    Island Records

  • Millie My Boy Lollipop

    Young Gifted & Black (Various), Trojan
  • Image for Prince Buster

    Prince Buster Al Capone

    Spartan Records
  • Image for The Techniques

    The Techniques Queen Majesty

    Trojan Records
  • Image for Slim Smith

    Slim Smith My Conversation

    Lagoon Records
  • Image for Marcia Griffiths

    Marcia Griffiths Feel Like Jumping

    Coxsone Records
  • Image for Eric Donaldson

    Eric Donaldson Cherry Oh Baby

    Young Gifted & Black (Various), Trojan
  • Image for Desmond Dekker & The Aces

    Desmond Dekker & The Aces Israelites

    Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel, Old Gold
  • Image for Max Romeo

    Max Romeo Wet Dream

    Old Gold
  • Image for Althea & Donna

    Althea & Donna Uptown Top Ranking

    UPTOWN TOP RANKING, Lightning

  • Trinity & Marcia Aitken Three Piece Suit

    Joe Gibbs Music
  • Image for Junior Byles

    Junior Byles Fade Away

    Jama Music
  • Image for U-Roy

    U-Roy Wear You To The Ball

    Boom Shacka Lacka-Treasure Isle Reggae Hits 1968 - 1974, Sequel, 1/26
  • Image for Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Bob Marley & The Wailers Is This Love

    Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend, Island
  • Image for Janet Kay

    Janet Kay Silly Games

    Fantastic 70's (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
  • Image for Louisa Marks

    Louisa Marks Caught You In A Lie

    Code Records
  • Image for The Revolutionaries

    The Revolutionaries Kunta Kinte

    white
  • Image for Augustus Pablo

    Augustus Pablo King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown

    White Label

  • Shocking Vibes Pass The Kutchie

    Music Works Records

  • Horace Andy & Tappa Zukie Natty Dread Weh She Want

    Star
  • Image for Jacob Miller

    Jacob Miller Tenement Yard

    Mango
  • Image for Culture

    Culture Two Sevens Clash

    Music Club
  • Image for Aswad

    Aswad Warrior Charge

  • Image for The Specials

    The Specials Ghost Town

    The Ultimate Eighties (Various), Hit Records

  • The Specials & Rico A Message To You Rudy

    Chrysalis
  • Image for Sugar Minott

    Sugar Minott Good Thing Going (We've Got A Good Thing Going)

    Pleasure Island (Various Artists), Global Records & Tapes
  • Image for Dennis Brown

    Dennis Brown Revolution

    Taxi
  • Image for Barrington Levy

    Barrington Levy Murderer

    Jah Life
  • Image for Triston Palmer

    Triston Palmer Raving

    Midnight Rock
  • Image for Philip Levi

    Philip Levi Mi God Mi King

    Mango
  • Image for Sister Nancy

    Sister Nancy Bam Bam

    Badmeaninggood #4 - Scratch Perverts, Ultimate Dilemma, 1/1/15

  • Tenor Saw & Buju Banton Ring The Alarm

    The Very Best Of Pure Dancehall, Telstar, 1.1/1/4
  • Image for Wayne Smith

    Wayne Smith Sleng Teng Man

    Witty
  • Image for Half Pint

    Half Pint Greetings

    Reggae Hits 30 (Various Artists), Jet Star, 7
  • Image for Smiley Culture

    Smiley Culture Police Officer

  • Image for Tippa Irie

    Tippa Irie It's Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best

    UK Bubblers
  • Image for Beres Hammond

    Beres Hammond What One Dance Can Do

    Revue Records
  • Image for Super Cat

    Super Cat Mud Up

    Wild Apache

  • Krystal & Shabba Ranks Twice My Age

    Direct Effect
  • Image for Cutty Ranks

    Cutty Ranks Limb By Limb

    Suburban Base Records
  • Image for Chaka Demus & Pliers

    Chaka Demus & Pliers Murder She Wrote

    Mango
  • Image for Mr. Vegas

    Mr. Vegas Heads High

    DMC/SPECIAL PROJECTS PROMOTIONAL, DMC
  • Image for Beenie Man

    Beenie Man Who Am I

    2 Hard Recordings
  • Image for Glamma Kid

    Glamma Kid Moschino

    Warner Music Uk Ltd
  • Image for Shaggy

    Shaggy Oh Carolina

    Shaggy - The Best Of Shaggy Part 1, Virgin
  • Image for Ratpack

    Ratpack Searchin' For My Rizla

    RatPack Music
  • Image for SL2

    SL2 On A Ragga Tip

    On A Ragga Tip, XL
  • Image for The Prodigy

    The Prodigy Out Of Space

    XL
  • Image for Dawn Penn

    Dawn Penn You Don't Love Me (No No No)

    Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists), Sanctuary
  • Image for Deep Blue

    Deep Blue The Helicopter Tune

    Moving Shadow
  • Image for Gregory Isaacs

    Gregory Isaacs Rumours

    VP Records

  • Leviticus & Jigsy King The Burial

    V Recordings

  • Top Cat & Congo Natty Love Mi Ses

  • Congo Natty & John Holt Police In Helicopter

    Congo Natty

  • General Levy & M. Beat Incredible (Wrongtom Remix)

    Renk Records

  • UK Apache & Shy FX Original Nuttah

    Various _- The Ultimate Jungle Collection, Dino Entertainment
  • Image for Richie Dan

    Richie Dan Call It Fate

    Pure Silk Records

  • Zed Bias, MC Rumpus & Nicky Prince Neighbourhood

    Locked On

  • Ms Dynamite & Sticky Booo!

    Ffrr Records Ltd
  • Image for So Solid Crew

    So Solid Crew Oh No

    They Don't Know, Independiente
  • Image for Pay as U Go Cartel

    Pay as U Go Cartel Know We (feat. Wiley, Major Ace, Maxwell D & Gods Gift)

    Solid City Records
  • Image for More Fire Crew

    More Fire Crew Oi

    Go! Beat
  • Image for Kano

    Kano Boys Love Girls

    Home Sweet Home, 679 Recordings
  • Image for Dizzee Rascal

    Dizzee Rascal I Luv U

    XL Recordings

  • Benga & Coki Night

    Tempa
  • Image for Popcaan

    Popcaan Only Man She Want

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Popcaan

    Popcaan Party Shot

    Tad's Record

  • Busta Rhymes & Vybz Kartel Wine & Go Down

    MasterTapes

  • Potential Kidd Yah So Nice

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Konshens

    Konshens Gyal A Bubble

    Greensleeves Records Ltd
  • Image for Konshens

    Konshens Stop Sign

    Greensleeves Records Ltd
  • Image for Konshens

    Konshens Do Sum'n

    Mental Maintenance, Subkonshus Music
  • Image for Stylo G

    Stylo G Nobody Can Cross The Leader

    VP Records
  • Image for Popcaan

    Popcaan Clean (The Heatwave Special)

    Unreleased
  • Image for Vybz Kartel

    Vybz Kartel Tell You Say

    Moby's Records

  • Cham & O Wine

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Gappy Ranks

    Gappy Ranks Wine Pon Di Edge (The Heatwave Special)

    Bedroom Bully EP, Hot Coffee Music
  • Image for I-Octane

    I-Octane Love Di Vibes

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Mavado

    Mavado Settle Down

    VP Records
  • Image for Drake

    Drake The Motto

    Young Money
  • Image for Million Stylez

    Million Stylez Miss Fatty (Reuben G Refix)

    KBC Music
  • Image for Stylo G

    Stylo G Call Mi A Yardie (Federation Refix)

    White
  • Image for Stylo G

    Stylo G Call Mi A Yardie (The Heatwave Special)

    White
  • Image for Tyga

    Tyga Rack City

    Cash Money Records
  • Image for Nas

    Nas The Don

    Life Is Good, Def Jam Recordings

  • Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz Mercy

    White

  • Jay-Z & Kanye West N****s In Paris

    Watch The Throne, Def Jam
  • Image for Mr. Vegas

    Mr. Vegas Bruk It Down (The Heatwave Special)

    MV Music
  • Image for D'banj

    D'banj Oliver Twist

    Mercury
  • Image for Sarkodie

    Sarkodie You Go Kill Me

    Unknown

  • Fuse ODG & Tiffany Azonto

  • Kerwin Du Bois Bacchanalist

    Precision Productions

  • Swappi Bubble On A DJ

    DDJ Productions
  • Image for Sean Paul

    Sean Paul She Doesn't Mind

    Atlantic

  • P. Square & May D Chop My Money

    Square Records
  • Image for Atumpan

    Atumpan The Thing

    2131 Records
  • Image for Sizzla

    Sizzla Just One Of Those Days

    VP Records
  • Image for Damian Marley

    Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock

    CD SINGLE, Island
  • Image for Cham

    Cham Ghetto Story

    Atlantic
  • Image for Gappy Ranks

    Gappy Ranks Stinkin Rich

    Hot Coffee Music
  • Image for Serani

    Serani No Games

    Phase One Communications
  • Image for Mavado

    Mavado So Special

    VP Records
  • Image for Mr. Vegas

    Mr. Vegas I Am Blessed (The Heatwave Special)

    VP Records
  • Image for Popcaan

    Popcaan Ravin

    Tad's Record

  • Beenie Man & Future Fambo Rum & Red Bull

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Gyptian

    Gyptian Hold Yuh

    Platinum
  • Image for Desmond Dekker

    Desmond Dekker Fu Man Chu

    Beverley's Records
  • Image for Jimmy Cliff

    Jimmy Cliff Miss Jamaica

    Island Records

  • Millie My Boy Lollipop

    Young Gifted & Black (Various), Trojan
  • Image for Prince Buster

    Prince Buster Al Capone

    Spartan Records
  • Image for The Techniques

    The Techniques Queen Majesty

    Trojan Records
  • Image for Slim Smith

    Slim Smith My Conversation

    Lagoon Records
  • Image for Marcia Griffiths

    Marcia Griffiths Feel Like Jumping

    Coxsone Records
  • Image for Eric Donaldson

    Eric Donaldson Cherry Oh Baby

    Young Gifted & Black (Various), Trojan
  • Image for Desmond Dekker & The Aces

    Desmond Dekker & The Aces Israelites

    Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel, Old Gold
  • Image for Max Romeo

    Max Romeo Wet Dream

    Old Gold

  • Trinity & Marcia Aitken Three Piece Suit

    Joe Gibbs Music
  • Image for Althea & Donna

    Althea & Donna Uptown Top Ranking

    UPTOWN TOP RANKING, Lightning
  • Image for Junior Byles

    Junior Byles Fade Away

    Jama Music
  • Image for U-Roy

    U-Roy Wear You To The Ball

    Boom Shacka Lacka-Treasure Isle Reggae Hits 1968 - 1974, Sequel, 1/26
  • Image for Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Bob Marley & The Wailers Is This Love

    Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend, Island
  • Image for Janet Kay

    Janet Kay Silly Games

    Fantastic 70's (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
  • Image for Louisa Marks

    Louisa Marks Caught You In A Lie

    Code Records
  • Image for The Revolutionaries

    The Revolutionaries Kunta Kinte

    white
  • Image for Augustus Pablo

    Augustus Pablo King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown

    White Label

  • Shocking Vibes Pass The Kutchie

    Music Works Records

  • Horace Andy & Tappa Zukie Natty Dread Weh She Want

    Star
  • Image for Jacob Miller

    Jacob Miller Tenement Yard

    Mango
  • Image for Culture

    Culture Two Sevens Clash

    Music Club
  • Image for The Specials

    The Specials Ghost Town

    The Ultimate Eighties (Various), Hit Records

  • The Specials & Rico A Message To You Rudy

    Chrysalis
  • Image for Sugar Minott

    Sugar Minott Good Thing Going (We've Got A Good Thing Going)

    Pleasure Island (Various Artists), Global Records & Tapes
  • Image for Dennis Brown

    Dennis Brown Revolution

    Taxi
  • Image for Barrington Levy

    Barrington Levy Murderer

    Jah Life
  • Image for Triston Palmer

    Triston Palmer Raving

    Midnight Rock
  • Image for Philip Levi

    Philip Levi Mi God Mi King

    Mango
  • Image for Sister Nancy

    Sister Nancy Bam Bam

    Badmeaninggood #4 - Scratch Perverts, Ultimate Dilemma, 1/1/15

  • Tenor Saw & Buju Banton Ring The Alarm

    The Very Best Of Pure Dancehall, Telstar, 1.1/1/4
  • Image for Wayne Smith

    Wayne Smith Sleng Teng Man

    Witty
  • Image for Half Pint

    Half Pint Greetings

    Reggae Hits 30 (Various Artists), Jet Star, 7
  • Image for Smiley Culture

    Smiley Culture Police Officer

  • Image for Tippa Irie

    Tippa Irie It's Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best

    UK Bubblers
  • Image for Beres Hammond

    Beres Hammond What One Dance Can Do

    Revue Records
  • Image for Super Cat

    Super Cat Mud Up

    Wild Apache

  • Krystal & Shabba Ranks Twice My Age

    Direct Effect
  • Image for Cutty Ranks

    Cutty Ranks Limb By Limb

    Suburban Base Records
  • Image for Chaka Demus & Pliers

    Chaka Demus & Pliers Murder She Wrote

    Mango
  • Image for Mr. Vegas

    Mr. Vegas Heads High

    DMC/SPECIAL PROJECTS PROMOTIONAL, DMC
  • Image for Beenie Man

    Beenie Man Who Am I

    2 Hard Recordings
  • Image for Glamma Kid

    Glamma Kid Moschino

    Warner Music Uk Ltd
  • Image for Shaggy

    Shaggy Oh Carolina

    Shaggy - The Best Of Shaggy Part 1, Virgin
  • Image for Ratpack

    Ratpack Searchin' For My Rizla

    RatPack Music
  • Image for SL2

    SL2 On A Ragga Tip

    On A Ragga Tip, XL
  • Image for The Prodigy

    The Prodigy Out Of Space

    XL
  • Image for Dawn Penn

    Dawn Penn You Don't Love Me (No No No)

    Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists), Sanctuary
  • Image for Deep Blue

    Deep Blue The Helicopter Tune

    Moving Shadow
  • Image for Gregory Isaacs

    Gregory Isaacs Rumours

    VP Records

  • Leviticus & Jigsy King The Burial

    V Recordings

  • Top Cat & Congo Natty Love Mi Ses

  • Congo Natty & John Holt Police In Helicopter

    Congo Natty

  • General Levy & M. Beat Incredible (Wrongtom Remix)

    Renk Records

  • UK Apache & Shy FX Original Nuttah

    Various _- The Ultimate Jungle Collection, Dino Entertainment
  • Image for Richie Dan

    Richie Dan Call It Fate

    Pure Silk Records

  • Zed Bias, MC Rumpus & Nicky Prince Neighbourhood

    Locked On

  • Ms Dynamite & Sticky Booo!

    Ffrr Records Ltd
  • Image for So Solid Crew

    So Solid Crew Oh No

    They Don't Know, Independiente
  • Image for Pay as U Go Cartel

    Pay as U Go Cartel Know We (feat. Wiley, Major Ace, Maxwell D & Gods Gift)

    Solid City Records
  • Image for More Fire Crew

    More Fire Crew Oi

    Go! Beat
  • Image for Kano

    Kano Boys Love Girls

    Home Sweet Home, 679 Recordings
  • Image for Dizzee Rascal

    Dizzee Rascal I Luv U

    XL Recordings

  • Benga & Coki Night

    Tempa
  • Image for Popcaan

    Popcaan Only Man She Want

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Popcaan

    Popcaan Party Shot

    Tad's Record

  • Busta Rhymes & Vybz Kartel Wine & Go Down

    MasterTapes

  • Potential Kidd Yah So Nice

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Konshens

    Konshens Gyal A Bubble

    Greensleeves Records Ltd
  • Image for Konshens

    Konshens Stop Sign

    Greensleeves Records Ltd
  • Image for Konshens

    Konshens Do Sum'n

    Mental Maintenance, Subkonshus Music
  • Image for Stylo G

    Stylo G Nobody Can Cross The Leader

    VP Records
  • Image for Popcaan

    Popcaan Clean (The Heatwave Special)

    Unreleased
  • Image for Vybz Kartel

    Vybz Kartel Tell You Say

    Moby's Records

  • Cham & O Wine

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Gappy Ranks

    Gappy Ranks Wine Pon Di Edge (The Heatwave Special)

    Bedroom Bully EP, Hot Coffee Music
  • Image for I-Octane

    I-Octane Love Di Vibes

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Mavado

    Mavado Settle Down

    VP Records
  • Image for Drake

    Drake The Motto

    Young Money
  • Image for Million Stylez

    Million Stylez Miss Fatty (Reuben G Refix)

    KBC Music
  • Image for Stylo G

    Stylo G Call Mi A Yardie (Federation Refix)

    White
  • Image for Stylo G

    Stylo G Call Mi A Yardie (The Heatwave Special)

    White
  • Image for Tyga

    Tyga Rack City

    Cash Money Records
  • Image for Nas

    Nas The Don

    Life Is Good, Def Jam Recordings

  • Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz Mercy

    White

  • Jay-Z & Kanye West N****s In Paris

    Watch The Throne, Def Jam
  • Image for Mr. Vegas

    Mr. Vegas Bruk It Down (The Heatwave Special)

    MV Music
  • Image for D'banj

    D'banj Oliver Twist

    Mercury
  • Image for Sarkodie

    Sarkodie You Go Kill Me

    Unknown

  • Fuse ODG & Tiffany Azonto

  • Kerwin Du Bois Bacchanalist

    Precision Productions

  • Swappi Bubble On A DJ

    DDJ Productions
  • Image for Sean Paul

    Sean Paul She Doesn't Mind

    Atlantic

  • P. Square & May D Chop My Money

    Square Records
  • Image for Atumpan

    Atumpan The Thing

    2131 Records
  • Image for Sizzla

    Sizzla Just One Of Those Days

    VP Records
  • Image for Damian Marley

    Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock

    CD SINGLE, Island
  • Image for Cham

    Cham Ghetto Story

    Atlantic
  • Image for Gappy Ranks

    Gappy Ranks Stinkin Rich

    Hot Coffee Music
  • Image for Serani

    Serani No Games

    Phase One Communications
  • Image for Mavado

    Mavado So Special

    VP Records
  • Image for Mr. Vegas

    Mr. Vegas I Am Blessed (The Heatwave Special)

    VP Records
  • Image for Popcaan

    Popcaan Ravin

    Tad's Record

  • Beenie Man & Future Fambo Rum & Red Bull

    Tad's Record
  • Image for Gyptian

    Gyptian Hold Yuh

    Platinum

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