BSM – Batucada Sound Machine

Media

This debut... with its related funk family of samba, hip-hop, salsa and dub – all the time laced with a Brazilian spice – should propel the Batucada Sound Machine to where they belong; in the spotlight.

Peter Thorton, Rip It Up

As the numbers suggest, the sound BSM make is massive, with a horn section, a seven-piece percussion line-up, MC and drums. Their high-energy gigs take in a breathtaking variety of tempos, timings, beats, styles and rhymes. They sing in Portuguese, Spanish and English and have drawn favourable comparisons with Ozomatli, Manu Chao and Chico Science.

Claire Prentice, Scotland on Sunday

BSM are incontrovertible proof that the cutting edge of Latin music has reached the Antipodes.

Nige Tassel, WOMAD

The stand-out acts for rocking were NZ's own Batucada Sound Machine, America's Ozomatli, France's Les Yeux Noirs, Belgium-Congo's Zap Mama and Senegalese hip-hopsters Daara-J.

Virginia Winder reporting on WOMAD 2005, Taranaki Daily News

Rivers of Rhyme, the debut single, sums up what this band is capable of in one track. There are as many flavours and influences in that song that other artists struggle to pack into one album.

Peter Thorton, Rip It Up

Press Kit

PDF for download. Includes band and band members' bios and photos, contact details. Click here to download. This is a low-res version (896kb). A higher-res version is available on request.

Downloadable photos

High resolution photos for press use. Click images on the right to download.

Publicity contact

Publicity:

Band Manager: Scott Grafton: