No coincidence, JB and Werra were artistes confirmés by 1991; garnering big attention in 1988 with hits Mulolo and Nicky D, then JB winning chanteur de l'année with Kin é bougé. Werra's Kaskin was also acclaimed.
At that point, JB and Werra became regular fixtures in interviews, which them appear as young leaders. Kin é bougé's success was a game changer in terms of acoustic quality and sebene.
Koffi was in attendance at guitarist Blaise Kombo's funeral in 1990, where he recruited young singers and instrumentalists who would become Quartier Latin members soon after.