 As a consequence of this, the most talented musicians would typically switch back and forth between bands to the best offerer, until they had gathered enough money to start their own band.Composers like Muhiddin Maalin and Hassani Bitchuka wrote hit songs for virtually all the major bands of their times.Conversely, a band was more of a "brand" than any specific ensemble of musicians; some bands kept playing for up to 50 years, while their members came and went.