DJ Dolores

DJ Dolores (a.k.a. Helder Aragão de Melo) burst onto the global club scene a couple of years ago with his explosive and highly original mixture of traditional sounds from the Brazilian northeast with dancefloor-friendly electronics and elements of rock and dub. Drawing his inspiration from urban and rural musical styles traditionally shunned by the establishment but favored by the working classes (dance rhythms such as maracatú, song forms such as emboladas), DJ Dolores blends them with loops, breakbeats, street sounds & live instrumentation to create a unique musical cocktail which is culturally and politically meaningful, yet first and foremost irresistibly festive! —Courtesy Calabash Music