Our very own Magali, who spends half the year in Rio, got a write up in
"O Dia" online:
MAGALI, 40, CANTORA
Ela obteve visto de trabalho nos EUA com “habilidade específica em samba”, e faz sucesso por lá cantando de sambas antigos ao forró de Jackson do Pandeiro. Gravou na Big Apple um CD com pontos de umbanda e é compositora e puxadora da escola Samba New York. No Rio, canta e compõe nos blocos Quizomba, Monobloco e Empolga às 9. Amanhã, Magali estréia na folia carioca com o Empolga, no Teatro Odisséia.
translation:
She obtained a work visa in the USA for "specialized ability in samba", and has had success stateside singing everything from classic sambas to forrós by Jackson do Pandeiro. In the Big Apple, she recorded a CD with Umbanda invocations (that would be our
Orixás CD), and is the lead singer of Samba New York. In Rio, she composes and sings for the samba groups Quizomba, Monobloco, and Empolga às 9. Tomorrow, Magali stars in the samba party with Empolga, at the Odisséia Theatre.