Passi Jo was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) and is a direct descendent of the Balari Troubadours who travelled from village to village singing about all aspects of everyday life in Africa. He has continued to embrace this musical legacy in his own independent musical career in Africa, Europe and now in Australia. 　　Between 1970 and 1993 he performed in many African countries including Congo, DRC (formerly Zaire), Senegal, Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Zimbabwe; France, Germany, Holland, UK and Russia in Europe; Washington DC, San Francisco and Hawaii in the USA; Ottowa and Toronto in Canada, and in Columbia, South America. 　　He founded his very first group Les Feres (The Brothers) in 1970 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; Les Officers 1984; Kass Kass Band 1986, both in Paris, France; and Warako Musica in 1998 in Melbourne, Australia.