its actually the same group that he recruited in 1999 that backed him for this. most remained loyal to him when he abandoned the band in 2000 to return 3 years later to record the album.
djuna once said that pepe kalle's death and the way bandleaders tried to block his career when forming his own band after leaving lofombo, made him having a disgust for music and move to europe. for years he's using the car-accident that almost killed him 2011 as excuse for not realizing any music project. but i guess that's the lack of financial support and probably falling out with his former mananger. since 2006/07 its really hard for Congolese artists to get a have a proper recordlabel and most artists, even known bandleaders doing most stuff on their own. or maybe "makambo ya moto" in search to be back in the race but the stuff firing back. we will never know.
although not releasing any album for years in the period of 2004 to 2009 due to some contacts with people of the former soukous-world, he managed to go to suriname a country in south america. he also went to guinee equatoriale, benin, zambia and zimbabwe. he also went to angola several times where his parents got their roots.
