Batucada Sound Machine - New Zealand/Aotearoa

“When a band causes the audience to stamp their feet for an encore... after they just played the encore, it’s pretty obvious their performance was shit-hot...” Raciroo, Perth Festival review, Faster Louder

Batucada Sound Machine’s reputation is unquestionably in their live performance. The band thrives in a festive atmosphere and is renowned for getting crowds moving whether they are performing in Europe, Asia or Oceania.

The band’s percussion-heavy rhythm section, blazin horns, chunky guitars, and soulful vocals all fuse effortlessly -  to intertwine Brazilian, funk, hip-hop, afro-beat and Pacific-soul influences.

While still based in NZ, BSM have captivated audiences at countless well-respected events around the world; including Womad (UK), The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Afro Latino Festival (Belgium), Wereldfeest (Holland), and Ollin Kan Festival (Portugal). In 2010 and 2011 the band has toured Europe performing over 50 shows in 8 countries, including the main stage at the Sziget Festival, Horizonte Festival (Germany), Kulturarena (Germany), Larmer Tree Festival (UK) and the City of London Festival (UK).

At home, they have performed at New Zealand’s biggest events, including WOMAD, Splore, Parihaka, Rhythm & Vines, Big Day Out and many more.

Their debut album “Rhythm and Rhyme” (2007) was produced by renowned music creator Neil Sparkes and mixed at the legendary Avatar Studios and quickly climbed to the top of the Independent NZ Music charts.

Their brand new album ‘Don’t Keep Silent’ is fresh off the press  - mixed by Bob ‘Bassy’ Brockman. Due for release in NZ in early 2012.

BSM are stoked to be returning to WOMAD –one of their favourite events on NZ’s festival calendar.

"This is an outrageously impressive journey in rhythm and groove - red hot percussion, smoking horns, serios funk that just makes you move and feel good. this album should be on every party playlist this summer". Daniel Wrightson, Uno Magazine

Discography:
Album – Don’t Keep Silent (NZ Release Jan 2012)
Album - Rhythm & Rhyme (October 2007)
EP - Live At The Bowl Of Brooklands, recorded in 2005 at WOMAD festival in Taranaki, New
Zealand

www.batucadasoundmachine.com