More than 40 years after topping the Billboard Hot 100, Toto‘s “Africa” is still reaching new milestones: The 1983 No. 1 hit just surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. “Africa” — Toto’s lone Hot 100 ...
It's been 40 years since the song "Africa" unexpectedly became a worldwide sensation. It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless ...
Steve Porcaro was Toto’s resident synth-head - the guy who, as he puts it, spent his time “noodling around with weird noises” ...
The 1982 track was the band's only No. 1 hit — but has been widely criticized for its confusing lyrics Rob Verhorst/Redferns It was a No. 1 hit — and it’s notoriously a little odd. Toto’s Steve ...
Toto wrapped up the final show of their 40 Trips Around the Sun tour at Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday night, and, according to guitarist Steve Lukather, it’s going to be their last ...
Toto has had a resurgence with younger fans of late. A cover of their ’80s hit “Africa” became an out-of-left-field smash for Weezer. The band’s catalog continues to sell and influence; you might not ...
The Toto classic “Africa” will now be played on loop in an African desert “for all eternity,” if a 27-year-old artist has his way. Namibian Max Siedentopf created an installation in a secret location ...
"I don’t know about him loving the song, man," said Steve Lukather of Toto about Cuomo's feelings toward the 1982 classic Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, ...
If it takes a lot to drag you away from playing Toto's hit song Africa, then head to the world's oldest desert where it's set to play on loop for eternity. Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf has ...
It’s finally happened. Weezer has, at last, covered Toto’s smash hit “Africa.” The campaign to make this happen began last December, when a 14-year-old named Mary set up @weezerafrica, a Twitter ...
Nothing sums up 2018 like the fact that Toto’s “Africa” has become our unofficial anthem. It’s a song that’s ridiculous by definition — an Eighties ode to Africa by a bunch of L.A. rock dudes who’d ...
From soft-rock smash to karaoke staple to Internet bait, the shelf life of Toto's 1982 smash "Africa" has reached remarkable, unexpected lengths. Perhaps it has finally reached its logical conclusion ...