Don’t Keep Silent: Batucada Sound Machine make themselves heard from the UK to Whangarei.

Riding the wake of their successful European summer tour, Batucada Sound Machine return to New Zealand with a new album of tried and true road-tested tunes entitled “Don’t Keep Silent”, due for release January 23rd, 2012.

This 10 piece onslaught of Pacific-soul, Latin, afro-beat and hip-hop have an unparalleled reputation for their polished, high-energy performance, which has seen them conquer audiences at a host of renowned festivals including the main stage at Sziget Festival (Hungary), Horizonte Festival and Kulturarena (Germany), Larmer Tree Festival (UK) and the City of London Festival to name a few.

In addition, BSM have planned their first ever comprehensive tour of New Zealand to celebrate the album release including a spot at WOMAD 2012.

The release of “Don’t Keep Silent” comes 3 years after their debut ‘Rhythm & Rhyme’ which received rave reviews both locally and abroad.