 After two years in the band Ombale decided to shift both role and genre, changing from drumming to singing and pop music to Soukous.Zaiko's then-singers Jossart Nyoka Longo, Jules Shungu Wembadio, Anto Evoloko Atshuamo and Simeon Mavuela Somo opposed Omabale singing in the band, ultimately causing him to leave the band.In 1971 he joined his musical idol Tonny Dee in the band Tabou National.