BSM Bussin’ it through Europe this winter.
Fundraising Show May 14th at Monte Cristo Room, Auckland
Batucada Sound Machine are gearing up for their second pilgrimage to Europe. After the success of their previous UK tour
in 2007, they have lined up a string of dates through Portugal, Spain, Holland, Germany, Belgium and the UK.
Including festival appearances at The Ollin Kan Festival (Portugal), The Afro Latino Festival (Belgium), Wereldfeest
Festival (Holland), and the Mouth of Tyne Festival (UK) – the streamlined 10-piece crew will be on fire as they play a
total of at least 20 dates through June and early July.
The tour has put together over a number of months and is the result of the good connections the band's management has
forged with the world music festival circuits in Europe.
11 June - Portugal - Alfândega da Fé
12 June - Portugal - Ollinkan Festival
18th June - Spain - Madrid - La Sala Heineken
19th June - Spain - Segovia - Sala Cabaret
23rd June - Spain - Heulva - Mosquito bar
25th June - Netherlands - Amsterdam -Club gig - Bitterzoet
26th June - Belgium - Bree - Afro Latino Festival
27th June - Netherlands - Wereldfeest, UTRECHT
28th June - Germany - Aschaffenburg, Colos-Saal
29th June - Germany - Berlin - Zapata (TBC)
30th June - Germany - Berlin - Zapata (TBC)
1st July - Germany - Koblenz
2nd July - Germany - Leverkusen
3rd July - Belgium - Brussel - bar du matin
4th July - Germany - Munich Lustspielhaus (Theatre/Club 280)
5th July - Germany - Augsburg, Spectrum , Club 400
7th July - UK - London - Guanabara
8th July - UK - Milton Keynes - The Stables
9th July - UK - Durham Brass Festival
10th July - UK - Norwich, Norfolk
11th July - UK - Newcastle - Mouth of Tyne Festival
The tour will also be supporting the release of their album ‘Rhythm & Rhyme’ through Discovery Records in the UK.
As part of their fundraising efforts the band is putting on a massive Auckland show this Fri May 14th at the Monte Cristo Room, and further shows in June in Wellington, Napier and Gisborne.
Tickets are available through Eventfinder, Real Groovy and Conch. Support from the lovely Jennifer Zea and Bobby
Brazuka.
BSM will also have a new limited edition EP for sale at the gig, featuring unreleased tracks and remixes.
Get along and support them at what will be their last Auckland show for some time…ay moleque!
"This is an outrageously impressive journey in rhythm and groove – red hot percussion, smoking horns, serious funk that
just makes you move and feel good. This album should be on every party playlist this summer". Daniel Wrightson, Uno
Magazine.
"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 Thornton, 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
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BSM play:
- Fri May 14th – Monte Cristo Room, Auckland
- Fri June 4th, Bodega, Wellington
- Sat June 5th, Sideline Bar, Napier
- Sun June 6th, Gisborne
Tix from Eventfinder.
ENDS