Bendoson was selected by Mère Amazon, Wemba's widow, but he's not getting the recognition or respect a band leader should because of the things he did to be selected and his spotty past.
Some of Wemba's favorites towards the end of his life have already left; rythm guitarist Costa Pinto, atalakou Biscuits des écoliers, and vocalist Guylain Madova.
I'm not sure if the female vocalists became permanent members