DJ Dolores: 1 Real

Drawing inspiration from his hometown’s inner-city environment, DJ Dolores (aka Helder Aragão) is set to release his third album, 1 Real. Heavy with social commentary (particularly environmental advocacy), the album is also littered with notes on personal relationships. In the liner, DJ Dolores points out the problem with classifying modern music, which is often a hybrid mix of genres. “Musicians want to make music and not worry about which bin the record will be placed.” He has certainly managed to do so, by mixing traditional rhythms, electric guitars, drum machines, and lo-fi computer sounds. 1 Real refers to the cheap way music in the poor neighborhoods are produced and sold (Real is Brazil’s unit of currency), and this album is DJ Dolores’ way of making his work more accessible to all classes. It drops April 1st.