[2] The ensemble was originally founded in 1983 by soldiers of the Infantry Battalion, stationed at Silobela at the time, with bandleader Corporal Retisi Kaibosi, and was called Vijana Sounds.
[3] After a decline in numbers, due in part to many of its members being assigned in 1998 to peace-keeping duties in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the band ceased performances.
[3] In 2018, the band was transferred to the Mechanised Brigade and the name was changed to Crocodile Sounds[4] to reflect the symbol of its new unit.
[5] Some were concerned that this change was made in support of the election campaign of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was himself referred to as "The Crocodile".
[5] In May 2018, the band then launched and promoted its first music album entitled Garwe Rauya (a Shona phrase meaning "The hero has arrived").