These guys will be bringing the massive energy in a 13 piece band that will pump up the jam!

The sound Batucada Sound Machine 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.

... with its related funk family of samba, hip-hop, salsa and dub - all the time laced with a Brazillian spice - propels Batucada Sound Machine to where they belong: in the spotlight. Peter Thorton, Rip It Up