BSM – Batucada Sound Machine

Carol Green

Surdo, percussion

Carol likes fish fingers, gardening and singing in the shower. In her spare time she plays brass instruments.

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James Hughes

Percussion, keyboard, vocals

James is BSM's leader and the yes/no man of the outfit. He speaks Spanish whenever possible.

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Alfonso Rios

Congas, timbales

Alfonso de Peru is the snappiest dresser in the band and dances like a pro.

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Hadyn Godfrey

Trombone

Hadyn sometimes seems like the only trombone player in Auckland. In great demand.

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Janie Sheridan

Surdo, percussion

Janie is deceptively clever, officially the band's only PhD. When not making loud musical sounds can be found playing with large databases.

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Wairere Iti

Percussion, keyboard, vocals

Wairere is the mum, dad and auntie of the band. If you need a plaster, he'll have one.

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MC Hazaduz

MC, vocals

El Hazo is the only man who can get away with combining Gloria Estefan lyrics with samba.

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Rota Barrington

Drums

Legendarily unstoppable, Rota has an untapped genius for playing air piano.

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Andrew McDowall

Trumpet

Andrew loves to show off, hence his penchant for the high notes. He's good at them too but.

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Alex Urlich

Bass guitar

A.k.a. the bassticle, Alex brings some gypsy to the band; ask him to do his impression of a swearing Croat. Hilarious.

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Mani Fagundes

Guitar, vocals

The multi-lingual Mani is our genuine Brazilian. And look how he can boogie. Not bad on a pandeiro either.

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Richard Setford

Guitar, vocals

Mr President brings some kooky charm and a mean set of pedals to the front row. Duffle coat and jandals anyone?

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Darryn Sigley

Percussion

Hit it, slap it, bang it, whack it, Darryn's got it covered and does it with seemingly boundless energy. Makes me tired.

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