As a young girl she sang in the church choir and played musical instruments at home.

She taught at Namasagali College until 1993 when she left for Kyambogo University where she studied a degree course in education, majoring in Music.

Although she was the best student in her class Magoola didn’t graduate because she was discontinued from her course for absconding when she went on tour with Afrigo Band.

In 2001 Rachel formed and launched her own group which recorded three albums: Inhaife, Tyenda Wundi and Tonyiiga.

[9][10] Magoola has a total of six albums: Inhaife (1997), Tyenda Wundi (1998), Tonyiiga (2000), Atubembe (2001), Songs from the Source of the Nile (2005) and Eisadha (2008).