ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə bˈænd wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli bˈeɪst ɪn kˈeɪp tˈaʊn fˈaɪv ʌvðə ɡɹˈuːps sˈɪks mˈɛmbɚz kˈeɪm fɹʌmðɪ ˈiːstɚn kˈeɪp, ðeɪ kˈeɪm tə pɹˈɑːmɪnəns æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː nˈæʃənəl dʒˈæz fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn dʒoʊhˈænzbɜːɡ.
Although the band was initially based in Cape Town (five of the group's six members came from the Eastern Cape), they came to prominence at the 1963 National Jazz Festival in Johannesburg.