ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ðə θɹˈiː wˈɪmɪn, ˈeɪmi sˈɔːndɚz ɐ ɡˌʌndɪtdʒmˈɑːɹɹə wˈʊmən fɹʌm pˈoːɹtlənd, lˈuː bˈɛnɪt ɐ jˈɔːɹɾə jˈɔːɹɾə dʒˈɑː dʒˈɑː wˈɜːɹʌŋ wˈʊmən fɹʌm ˈɛtʃuːkə ænd sˈæli dˈæsti fɹʌm wˈɛst hˈaɪdɪlbˌɜːɡ kəmbˈaɪnd ðɛɹ vˈoʊkəl tˈælənts æz bˈækɪŋ sˈɪŋɚz fɔːɹ ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl bˈænd dʒˈɑːmbaɪ, lˈɛd baɪ sˈɔːndɚz bɹˈʌðɚ ɹˈɪtʃɚd fɹˈæŋklənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
Originally the three women, Amy Saunders (a Gunditjmara woman from Portland), Lou Bennett (a Yorta Yorta Dja Dja Wurrung woman from Echuca) and Sally Dastey (from West Heidelberg) combined their vocal talents as backing singers for Aboriginal band Djaambi, led by Saunders' brother Richard Frankland in 1990.