Founded in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) in 1977 by Marshall Munhumumwe and Never Mutare with Edward Matigasi and Aleck Chipaika, the band gained international recognition in the late 1980s with UK BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel being their most well-known advocate.
The band's format and instruments are influenced by western rock and roll but the sound is evidently originating from Africa.
After signing a deal with British record label Cooking Vinyl, the band toured the UK and Canada.
At this point a rift appeared between Marshall Munhumumwe and Patrick Mukwamba as he claims he was cut out of the deal and left behind.
This tour apparently brought the band a greater degree of musical freedom, enabling them to buy new instruments and to record more.
The band played at Peel's surprise 50th birthday party at his home and he selected 'Pasi Pano Pane Zviedzo' as one of his favourite records of all time on the radio show Desert Island Discs in 1990.
In 2012, Nyamande released an album under the Four Brothers name in an attempt to maintain the band's legacy, but was ordered by a civil court not to use the name, after objection from Marshall Munhumumwe's family.
'Pasi Pano Pane Zviedzo' appears on the 2006 compilation in tribute to John Peel Right Time, Wrong Speed.