Have you heard about Mallu Magalhães?
RIO DE JANEIRO – Mallu Magalhães, a 15 years-old girl, is the new trend in Brazil indie scene. About two months ago, indie blogs and pages began to talk about her music. The adolescent lives at a comfortable house in São Paulo with parents, where she write songs, molds paper maché sculptures besides fix instruments and draws. Talking about her father Dudi Magalhães and his influence, she said to Rolling Stone Brazil “He used to play Blackbird for me and when we [traveled] we used to listen Neil Young together.”
Her page on Myspace has more than 823458 page views, 5 songs posted under the influence of Bob Dylan, Belle & Sebastian and Vanguard [http://www.myspace.com/vanguart] – a Brazilian folk band – “I listen them at least once a week” Mallu said.
Talking about her songs in English, Mallu just smile and say: “It’s louder. I don’t like very much to write in Portuguese because some stuff must be hidden.”
Tchubaruba will probably her first single; one day it had played more than 4000 times on her myspace profile. “It’s just the only song that I’ve made for myself.”
To check it out, visit http://www.myspace.com/mallumagalhaes