They blend West African jùjú and traditional Vodou music with Western jazz and big-band sounds. Their unusual instrumentation---trumpet, trombone, and sousaphone, along with West African percussion and vocals---is, to some extent, part of West Africa's colonial legacy; French colonial officers imported brass instruments and trained local musicians to play European-style military and dance hall music.
This musical group blends West African jùjú and Vodou music with Western jazz and big-band sounds. Their unique instrumentation—trumpet, trombone, and sousaphone, along with West African percussion and vocals—is partly a result of French colonial influence, as brass instruments were imported to the region by officers and local musicians were trained in European-style military and dance hall music.