Originally formed in Yorkshire, England, in 1966, Smokie hit the British pop charts several times during the late '70s with updated psychedelic pop, influenced by the band's stay on Mickie Most's Rak Records as well as the writers of most of the band's hit material, Rak's Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Vocalist Chris Norman, bassist Terry Utley, guitarist Alan Silson, and drummer Ron Kelly had played in the Elizabethans, but formed the band Kindness in 1970. The quartet recorded many singles during the late '60s and early '70s, but failed to show any chart activity. By 1973, Kelly had left the band and was replaced by Pete Spencer.

We are a prog-jazz-rock group from São Paulo, Brazil, formed when Ricardo Santhiago, his brother Gustavo and cousin Giovanni Lenti started studying music. In 2017, the son of Gong's guitar player Fabio Golfetti, Gabriel, joined the band. Our influences range from 70's prog, to classical Hindustani, modern jazz and Brazilian music. While our instrumental sound is complex, it is very accessible.