Hot Wuk is London’s weekly bashment carnival, with residents The Heatwave and Sticky playing the baddest dancehall from Kingston to London. Expect a packed dancefloor, whistles, horns and people banging on the walls for reloads. Forget about joining the gym – Hot Wuk is your weekly dancehall workout.
Thursday 28th January 2009
Guest: Chris Goldfinger (BBC Radio 1)
When it comes to dancehall in the UK, it doesn’t get any bigger than Chris Goldfinger. The Dancehall Master is without doubt the number one bashment DJ in the country thanks to his long running Radio 1 show which was controversially axed in 2009.
Everyone who’s anyone has featured on Goldfinger’s show over the years, from Sean Paul to Beenie Man and Capleton to Sizzla. Chris has been touring in Africa recently, cementing dancehall’s reputation as a global phenomenon.
When Goldfinger plays on the radio it’s like he’s got a red telephone which is a direct line to Jamaica. He can speak to the whole island and pass on the hottest bashment tunes and dancehall gossip to his listeners.
We are excited to be hosting him at Hot Wuk on Thursday 28th January and no doubt the Big Chill House will be rammed to the rafters. Time to learn all the latest dance moves!
Sticky | www.myspace.com/stiktoe
Richard ‘Sticky’ Forbes built his reputation as one of the country’s leading club music producers in the height of the UK Garage scene. His distinctive sound not only made his music unavoidable in the clubs during this era, but also launched the careers of a number of the UK’s leading talents including the Mercury Award-winning Ms Dynamite.
Sticky has had an endless numbers of club and chart hits featuring artists including Kele Le Roc, Stush, Tubby T and Twista. His remixes for the likes of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Aaliyah, Sugababes, Hot Chip and Erykah Badu have consistently seen him scaling the heights of the club charts.
The Heatwave | www.theheatwave.co.uk
Since 2003, The Heatwave crew have played at raves and festivals all over the world: from Fabric and FWD>> to Glastonbury, Germany and New York.
The Heatwave have laid the foundations for a UK dancehall revival with regular London nights and a constant stream of remixes, spearheading the trend which sees Jamaican music seeping into other genres and getting the shine it deserves.
With over 20,000 visits a month, TheHeatwave.co.uk is the place to go to keep up to date with latest music and worldwide bashment news. It is considered by many to be the home of UK dancehall.
The Heatwave have inspired crossover acts like Toddla T and Major Lazer to push dancehall into the mainstream. Major Lazer’s Diplo testifies to the power of the Heatwave sound, which in his words “runs dancehall in London”.
Now The Heatwave are moving into production, with releases on Soul Jazz Records and upcoming tracks featuring Natalie Storm, Serocee, YT and Warrior Queen. In 2009 The Heatwave kicked off a weekly show on Rinse FM, London’s top pirate radio station, to showcase the sound of London bashment.
From documenting the historical importance of British MCs on the Soul Jazz compilation An England Story to forecasting the future of UK/JA creativity with their pioneering Funky Bashment mix (broadcast on Radio 1), The Heatwave lead the way in showing the world how hot the English/Caribbean melting pot can get!
Details
Hot Wuk: the weekly bashment carnival
Dancehall/bashment with a touch of soca and UK funky
Every Thursday
8pm-1am
Free entry
Big Chill House
257-259 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NL
Tube: King’s Cross/St Pancras
www.theheatwave.co.uk
