Created c. 2008, it is composed of hammered dulcimer player Max ZT, six-stringed bassist Moto Fukushima, and have worked with a variety of different drummers and percussionists over the years.
It has received critical praise for its unique instrumentation, melodic chemistry, and relaxed and fluid sound.
Zbiral-Teller has a background in traditional Irish music, and was trained under Sankoum, Fode, and Boubacar Cissoko in Senegal, and under Shivkumar Sharma in India.
[3][6][9][10][11] They have also noted the band's genre fusion,[4][6][10] melodic cooperation and chemistry,[6][10] and relaxed, fluid style.
[12] Dan Scheiman of OnStage Reviews noted that "the real plunge into the rock, dance, and metal genres happens when they let loose live".