Dj Dolores - 1 Real (CD)

DJ Dolores is at the forefront of a new movement that reappropriated some of Brazil's neglected traditions, and brings them to a wider audience, thus bridging the gaps between poor & rich, young & old, and showing that there's an amazingly rich musical world beyond samba and bossa nova. He now releases his third album 1 REAL. Using elements of popular music from his native Brazilian Northeast, blended with dance floor-friendly electronics, horns and rock & dub influences, Aragao's created 13 exhilarating songs which are contagiously joyful, yet based on the observation of a grim political and social subtext.