[2][3] With roots in the underground cult group Loschi Dezi,[4] the band draws its influences from world music, especially Mediterranean, African, Arabic and Latin traditions.

Sung in Piedmontese, the EP attracted the attention of Peter Gabriel, who invited them to record their first proper album at his Real World Studios.

The promotional tour began at the "Feira das Mentiras", Manu Chao's festival in Santiago de Compostela, (Galicia).

During the break, Luca Morino wrote for the newspaper La Stampa and released a solo album called Mistic Turistic/Moleskine Ballads.

Fabio Barovero founded the folk band Banda Ionica and wrote soundtracks for movies, including Davide Ferrario's Dopo Mezzanotte (After Midnight) and Alessandro d'Alatri's La Febbre.

Tatè Nsongan co-founded the band Kin Konba and worked on audio books, providing tehmusic to the Italian edition of Francis Bebey's La falsa nota di Nyambé.