The band was formed in 2002 by Montreal jazz guitarist, Gabriel Aldama-who also serves as the band's chief songwriter [REF].
The other members of Afrodizz include vocalist Vance Payne-who performs songs in English, Yorùbá and other languages of Nigeria[REF]-as well as François Plante (bass), Jean-Philippe Goncalves (drums), François Vincent (percussion), David Carbonneau (trumpet), Frèdé Simard (tenor sax), and François Glidden (baritone sax).