It was suggested to the band in June 2007 at a European Commission party, which a lot of people couldn't attend because of a white city security status.
New additions to the band were Clement, also from France, on harmonica and trumpet and Diego from Spain on sax, May 2008 arrived and Charlie Putz left, followed shortly afterward by Alain.
From 2008 to 2009, the band also saw Norwegian Trygve Vold on guitar, bass and banjo, Australian Matthew Swift on drums, British DJ James McLeod-Harch on decks and Iranian singer Maral Afsharian on vocals.
For six weeks they toured Central Asia visiting Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan before returning to Kabul for a hiatus and their biggest Afghanistan concert, so far, the sold-out 500 capacity cinema at the French Cultural Center.
They released their debut EP, Space Cadet, on July 19, 2012 along with an accompanying video, which saw Travka being interviewed at the BBC's Olympic studios.
In 2013, with the situation in Afghanistan worsening, the band de-camped to Colombo, Sri Lanka, where they wrote the bulk of their debut album, Landlocked.
In 2013 it was announced that White City had been chosen to play music and film festival SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Andreas (drums, backing vox) - Swedish - the only original member of White City, first visited Afghanistan in 2000.
Ru: (vox, bass) - British - a video journalist and film maker, she came to Afghanistan in 2009 due to extreme boredom with her hometown of London.
Serving as a focal point for local musicians and mentors several up and coming Afghan bands, he's currently making a documentary about the Kabul music scene.