The band originally was composed of the Bwawani Taarab Orchestra musicians but once the older musicians left, Matona recruited new, younger musicians who needed training. The G Clef Taarab Orchestra became the first music training centre for musicians in Zanzibar, taught by Matona to play mostly modern instruments.
Kikundi hichi kilisitisha sanaa kwa muda pale Matona alipojishughulisha na ufunguzi wa shule ya muziki ya DCMA mwaka 2001. Matona alikifufua kikundi hichi mwaka 2015 baada ya kuona kuna nafasi ya kuwepo kikundi cha muziki ambacho kitapiga aina tofauti za muziki. Na sasa ni kikundi kinachojulikana sana mjini.