In their role as national band, Groupe RTD perform for visiting dignitaries and at Djiboutian presidential ceremonies.

[1] Singer Asma Omar is the only woman in the band, and the youngest member; she won a contest to be able to join.

The style of Groupe RTD is influenced by music from Ethiopia,[9] Somalia,[8] the Middle East, and India.

[2] Saxophonist Mohamed Abdi Alto is greatly influenced by US jazz, and guitarist Abdirazak Hagi Sufi by Jamaican reggae.

[2]: 5:55 The vocalists of Groupe RTD told Sohonie that they learned to sing by mimicking the style of singers in Bollywood films.