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"Africa" is a song by American rock band Toto, the tenth and final track on their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982). It was the second single from the album released in Europe in June 1982 and the third in the United States in October 1982 through Columbia Records .
Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1977.Toto combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz.Having released 14 studio albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, [2] the group has received several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.
Hop online and you’ll find an “Africa” bot randomly tweeting the song’s lyrics and www.ibless.therains.downin.africa, a site that broadcasts the “Africa” music video on a constant loop.
Toto IV is the fourth studio album by American rock band Toto, released on April 8, 1982, by Columbia Records. [8] The album's lead single, "Rosanna", peaked at number 2 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while the album's third single, "Africa", topping the Hot 100 chart, became the group's first and only number 1 hit. [9]
Perpetuum Jazzile is a Slovenian musical group best known for an a cappella version of the rock band Toto's song Africa.The May 2009 video showing a live performance of this version had received close to 22 million views on YouTube in 2013 [1] and several million since.
The song was the band's highest-ever charting Mainstream Rock track, eventually peaking at number 7. It was also a top 40 single in Australia, where it remains the fourth highest charting single by Toto, behind only "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa". The song was written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, and
The series celebrated the very same music it lampooned; Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary is 100% reverential. In addition to yacht rockers like Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Christopher Cross, the ...
The album version of the song features rapper/reggae artist Culture. The song is inspired by the worldwide hit " Africa " by Toto and samples music and covers lyrics from the chorus from the original version, providing new lyrics in place of the original's verses.