 The duo began recording their first single alone but when a local student, the Egyptian-born Roba El-Essawy, visited the studio during the recording for their debut single, D'Afro and Nwachukwu decided to ask her to join them.The band released their first single in 1995 and their debut album in 1997.Roba was married to Turner-prize-winning artist Chris Ofili from 2002 to 2019.