SILVANA MAGDA W/KATENDE BAND & VIVA BRAZIL DANCERS Latin Band from Queens, NY

BAND: The Brazilian recording artist Silvana Magda with her band Katende and the Viva Brazil Dancers have established her reputation on the music and dance circuit nationally and internationally as a must experience revue with fans eagerly awaiting their performance that is part music, part spectacle and all Brazilian Cultural outreach. Her band dishes out a heavy mixture of Brazilian, African, Caribbean, American Funk and Latin Rhythms and Soca influences Silvana's various choreographic pieces for her Viva Brazil dancers shows the rich and diverse Brazilian culture of various states in Brazil. Her eventful evening culminates with a fully blown Rio Carnival with an all-out glitz and glamour of a Las Vegas style performance. We are available for bookings at Festivals, Clubs, Weddings, Cruises, Theaters also Special Events. SILVANA MAGDA'S BIOGRAPHY: Silvana Magda was born in Salvador Bahia, Brazil. In 1984 she arrived in the United States a seasoned artist who had already reached her goal as a professional dancer, choreographer and vocalist, but still brought visions of showcasing her talents in America. Silvana's adolescent years were spent mainly attending "Teatro Castro Alves" school for ballet. With this knowledge of culture and ballet, she launched her dance career in 1975, performing with the "Loni Duro Bahia Dance Company". She toured with "Viva Bahia Dance Company" and "Orquestra Afro Brasileira" as a featured soloist throughout Europe, Canada, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Since her arrival in the United States, she has taught at Hunter College, Rutgers University, Leake and Watts Foster Care and Arts Connection (on going public, Junior High and High School program in the boroughs of New York). In 1988 she created the "Viva Brazil Dance Company". The ensemble has garnered many accolades over the years, performed for luminaries as diverse as Dan Quayle and Heads of State at the United Nations. She conducted a two-week residency of Afro Brazilian Dance at "The Omega Institute" in 1996. Elected as coordinator for the dance department, Silvana coordinated and organized a cultural committee for artists in New York. The Brazilian Consulate sanctioned this project. She has also made numerous Television appearances and was featured on the New York Times Magazine section cover (Sunday April 19TH 1992), and also the cover of a bestseller book "Feeling the Spirit". Today Silvana the composer, singer, choreographer and dancer is still achieving most of her dreams. In 1995 she formed the "Katendê Band" to connect her years of dance experience with music. Silvana Magda's knowledgeable background of music assisted her to make an easy transition on to the music scene. In addition, her expertise on Afro Brazilian Culture gave her great inspiration to compose all songs on her recorded projects (2-CDS). She tours nationally and internationally with her nine piece band "Katende" and "Viva Brazil Dancers" in which she receives great reviews. Silvana's resume boasts her being the recipient of two (2) Proclamations; the Borough President of Queens and from the Office of the Mayor Newark NJ., the "Gran Comendadora Award", the "Brazilian Press Award" for the Outstanding Female Singer, the annual "ASCAP Composition Achievement Award", & "Canta Brazil Suave 93.1FM Artistic Award". Some of her international tours included performance for the King at his palace in Morocco, one month at the Radisson Hotel in Aruba and the Cayman Islands, she was also invited to present a musical piece to be used as the opening for the Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Tour concerts at the Barclay in New York and the Prudential Center in New Jersey, the piece was performed by Batala percussion Band. Silvana Magda's Viva Brazil Dancers and and some of her percussionists as a small group (3 percussionists and 4 Dancers) are also available to offer a mini Samba dance party or show with feathered Bikinis and Luxurious costumes to suit your needs, such as Birthday parties, Weddings, huge Corporate events, etc.