TOTO - Africa | REVIEW
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Merry Christmas!
When Bobby Kimball's vocals kick in; oh yeah! Check out Bobby's vocals on "Hold the Line" th-cam.com/video/htgr3pvBr-I/w-d-xo.html
Love your music n reactions 🤩
Who ever doesn't love this song don't deserve ears this is just fantastic
It sure is!!! Even Rich Homie Quan sampled it!!!
Personnel
David Paich - lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, piano
Bobby Kimball - lead and backing vocals, percussion
Steve Lukather - electric guitar, backing vocals
Steve Porcaro - synthesizers
David Hungate - bass guitar
Jeff Porcaro - drums, cowbell, gong, additional percussion
Guest musicians
Lenny Castro - congas, shakers, additional percussion
Timothy B. Schmit - 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Joe Porcaro - percussion, marimba
Jim Horn - recorders
‘’Africa’ takes me back to 15 or 16, and I knew, just knew, that in the upcoming years my whole life was going to change for the better, and that I was on the verge of becoming an adult. I knew that my world was about to become bigger and more expansive. And it did👍. Love this song
I went to South Africa in 2012. I arrived pre dawn, and a friend came to pick me up. We drove from the airport to Pretoria. It was one of those morning's where the conditions turned the sun into a neon pink ball. We drove through this 'valley' that had been cut into the land, while thousands of black workers trudged along the side of the roads, workers in the back of what you guys call pick up trucks (they call them bakkies), and my friend pops this into the CD player. It was sensory overload, I tell people it felt other worldish. An amazing experience.
Sounds like a very moving experience. Africa is the Motherland and this song is epic
What a great experience. Something to cherish forever 💜🐆🦁🐒🦍🦅🦏🦒🦇
Just love Jeff on drums
Music can be so f'ing hypnotic and Africa is quintessential hypnosis. Just joined your channel. You got a good gig going.
Fours years ago my hubby and I flew over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon following herds of wildebeest. Put it on your bucket lists. This song captures the experience. Magical
you blokes should have 100-thousand by now. Great stuff.
You guys are such a pleasure to watch. I relive happy memories from the 80s and 90s watching you guys loving this music. thanks.
A complete and total joy.
Their harmonies are fantastic 😍😍😍
I saw a live version of this and THAT sound is an ORGAN!
Guys, you are really fun to watch and I appreciate your reactions. The three of you make videos that are much better informed and in depth than some of the “skim the surface” reactions on here. Keep up the good work!
In 2015, Paich explained that the song is about a man's love of a continent, Africa, rather than just a personal romance.[12] He based the lyrics on a late night documentary with depictions of African plight and suffering. The viewing experience made a lasting impact on Paich: "It both moved and appalled me, and the pictures just wouldn't leave my head. I tried to imagine how I'd feel about it if I was there and what I'd do."[13] Jeff Porcaro elaborates further, explaining: "A white boy is trying to write a song on Africa, but since he's never been there, he can only tell what he's seen on TV or remembers in the past."[14]
So informed
It’s keyboard synthesizer doubled up with marimba (wooden xylophone).
Turned 20 in 1984 and they were one of my favorite bands. Super talented people. Try Rosanna official video. Richard Marx's wife Cynthia Rhodes dances. Super amazing dancer. She had parts in Flash Dance and Dirty Dancing. Great song about Rosanna Arquette.
The Rosanna Arquette angle was debunked.
Great song, exceptional musicians, I saw them do this song live twice, no fall off from the album performance.
Ryan is a Vikings fan. I'm with you. Suffered though 4 Super Bowl losses in my childhood. Still painful to this day. Rock on!
The legendary (and quite heavy!) Yamaha CS-80 providing that warmth.
So interesting that David Paich sings the verses but Bobby Kimball leads the chorus with Steve Lukather singing back up, just straight fire. Steve and Bobby sound so amazing together. I was watching some show on YT that had Bobby Kimball's long time manager/friend who is creating a documentary about him. Apparently Bobby has some sort of frontal lobe dementia unfortunately and is not doing well. The documentary will contain interviews with Toto members of course but also his good friend Mickey Thomas. I guess Bobby and Mickey used to be in a band together. Can you even imagine that? The documentary is supposed to be calls Kite on a String...that is how his mother described Bobby. I hope he is not suffering. All variations of dementia just sucks big time. Hard thing to watch someone you love go through it. For his sake, I hope it is not long. God Bless him for the amazing music he has made.
This is one of my favorite reactions you guys have done outside of Year of the Cat. So much fun.
Don’t quote me, but I believe one effect after the last chorus is a gong.
Update…I was right! I copied this from Wikipedia.
Personnel
David Paich - lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, piano
Bobby Kimball - lead and backing vocals
Steve Lukather - electric guitar, backing vocals
Steve Porcaro - synthesizers
David Hungate - bass guitar
Jeff Porcaro - drums, cowbell, gong, additional percussion
Guest musicians:
Lenny Castro - congas, shakers, additional percussion
Timothy B. Schmit - 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Joe Porcaro - percussion, marimba
Jim Horn - recorders
Even if it's a great song and their only no.1 hit my favorite is still "Hold The Line" followed by "Georgy Porgy" then "Africa" "Rosanna" "I'll Supply The Love" and "Girl Goodbye".
The song is magnificent. The video makes it even better. The xylophone sound is coming from a keyboard.
That strong voice in the chorus and high voice is their original lead singer Bobby Kimball!
Absolutely love this track, having visited Africa, oh yes !
¡Que hermosa canción !!
You amigos are my new crew! Binnnnnnnging!
I am new to y'all's channel but I LOVE this song! I was about 6 years old when my teenage brother was playing this...the first time I ever heard it. So funny story one day it comes on the radio and I'm singing it in my brothers room and I thought in the chorus it said I bless the reindeer down in Africa....lol to which my brother turn around and promptly scolds me...it's RAINS not reindeer dingle berry...LOL. Thanks for reacting to this song brought back funny and cool memories from my childhood. ❤️
React to Toto's song "Rosanna". You will not be sorry! It's fire!! 🔥🔥🔥
You can tell that you guys are good friends and have fun! Toto's second biggest hit is "Rosanna," from the same album, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was inspired by actress Rosanna Arquette ("Desperately Seeking Susan" with Madonna, "After Hours" and "Pulp Fiction"). Rosanna Arquette is the older sister of Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette (for "Boyhood" ... and "True Romance" and TV's "CSI: Cyber") and David Arquette ("Scream" franchise).
I've never understood the fascination with the Arquette sisters! They weren't so hot to me! But then I'm a woman.. lol Patricia looked like she lived in a trailer.. Rosanna had a big overbite? But guys dug them! 😅😅😮
One of the best session drummers ever, u must do Wheezers version
You need to watch Steve Porcaro on keys in a concert they did in Japan. He’s a wild man!🔥😂
Love Toto. Great song!
Oh my god!!! As someone who spent years in studios it is so fun watching you folks react to these songs and enjoy all of the different instruments and patches that come up in songs and enjoy them so much. I've tried to explain this to people and I get blank stares ! Thank you! Love your channel
Merry Christmas from San Diego to all of you!👍♥️🎄
One of my favorites of all time ❤❤❤❤
I’ll Supply The Love is a great rocker.
Love those blinking lights!!
I don't know what that circumflex ad was about, but I couldn't take my eyes of it. Whatever the product is, I'll buy it: here, TAKE MY MONEY.
I can always count on the dudes from the 502 to pick me up when I'm having a down mood~ I totally dig this reaction and comments guys! 🍫"Give me the Coco as I listen to Toto"~ 😆 I needed that one Ty! Hey Ryan & Nick 😉 🍬🍭
Kick ass song. One of the best ever.
The rippling keys (possibly synthesized) replicate the sound of the 'finger piano' -- a typical west African instrument based on a gourd, and the sound of the shaker is almost identical to the bead-wrapped gourds typical of west African percussion.That's one of the reasons the song 'sounds like Africa' -- it's the underlying hints that give it the power to evoke the continent for people who've spent time there. Also: west Africa has a dry season and a rainy season. At the end of the long dry season, everyone certainly does bless the rains when they begin.
Merry Christmas and Who Dey from a 513 fella. Thanks for the good content and insight.
Just found your channel.. like what i am seeing your reactions are nice and a fresh outlook. I love to sing this song. one of my fav too sing at karaoke night.
This song was freshman year of high school for me. I feel blessed to have my childhood in the 1970s and my teens/high school/young adulthood in the 1980s. We had gigantic hits constantly on the airwaves dozens at a time. And I didn't take any of it for granted -- it was almost too much to be honest!
the chorus 1 of the greatest ever its sounds so lonely its like he's pleading with all his heart
From South Africa: this song was big here. The instrument that sounds like a marimba is too smooth. Try listening to Mango Groove, Johnny Clegg and Paul Simon's work with Ladysmith Black Mambasa
It is a marimba
Please react to:
Hold The Line - TOTO
Rosanna - TOTO
Excellent harmonies.
Great song!
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING Killamanjaro would not be that mountain that rises like Olympus. Killamanjaro is in the far North of Africa and nowhere near the Serenghetti.
Can't go wrong with this song! Sounds just as good now that it did back then!Again - love the light-up sweaters. Need a Bears one! I have a great NFL Bears knit hat.
I'm a Bears fan myself Go Bears!!!
I C O N I C
Nice reaction video. Hope you will tackle Rosanna by Toto. Insane drumming, guitar, vocals.
Top notch session musicians. Stella Dan used them a lot and Thriller was all them with Michael Jackson.
damn. those xmas jumpers
Absolutely 💯 my favorite by toto.and I Absolutely think u guys are fantastic
You need to watch Perpetuum Jazzile’s version of this on TH-cam. It’s immense!
Another track you gotta hear is Angel Dont Cry off the album Isolation. Toto brought in a new frontman Fergie Frederiksen (RIP). Another great voice of course. Think he may have only done that one album. The film clip is worth watching.
I've never heard of boiled custard.
There's a theory that the singer is a werewolf looking for a cure
Loving the sweaters, guys!!😍
How good are the wonderful Bobby Kimball's vocals, the strongest chorus mid-line ever and the keyboard (sorry I can't tell you which but watch the video and you will see more) Peace out, guys and thanks for the reaction ✌️
Hey, one of my favorite songs. If not my #1 in rock/ pop genre. Can listen to it all the time, but I like like other songs too. So I mix it up. New here, just been listening a few month now. You guys are fun to watch. Later
There are a large number of live versions of this song performed by Toto on the Internet. It's better to watch them. I would recommend the concert in Amsterdam.
A totally off the wall suggestion. Have you tried 2 songs that the Beatles said were the best songs ever written? Both by The Beach Boys. God Only Knows and Good Vibrations. Not surf songs at all. Both just genius.
You need to react to Home Free "Do you hear what I hear? It will blow your minds...
Merry Christmas! Could you please react to Ballroom Blitz by Sweet ? They have other hits also . Thank you 🙏🏻
PENTATONIX!! Are Christmas ❤️
Rosanna would be great with head phones.
If you want a good Christmas song, Tom Petty's Christmas all over the world.
Please review/reaction to Toto Georgy Porgy very smooth song
Great sweaters!
It´s a Fairlight
If you weren't gellin before listening to Africa, you definitely will be afterwards.
SKOL Vikings!
Watch the official music video of Africa then you can see it's just keyboards
That is not a real recording. They are lip syncing to it.
Look at this...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_(Toto_song)#Guest_musicians
How about a classic song from 77? Starz. Cherry Baby
watch the live version. It is an organ.
➕🔘➕🔘 is amazing.
A xylophone
Have they reacted to Rosanna yet?
Can you do another Toto song please 🙏
Un hit
It's keys.
We watched the music video afterwards and saw this! I guess two of us were right lol
@@ViewsFromThe502 Hey! Now go and watch Leo's cover with his two guests, and make sure you go right through the credits to the end. . . . . th-cam.com/video/MH9FyLsfDzw/w-d-xo.html
The guy singing in the verses is not the same one as the high voice in the chorus.
David Paich sings during verses and his vocals are a little worse than Lukather's and way worse than Kimball's but it's not what it's all about. It's the soul and the versatility of this band. I loved this track since I played GTA Vice City back in the day, many years ago. Powerful anthem, beautiful track and timeless classic. You should check out videos where people show the harmonies done on the chorus - it makes you appreciate and respect the song ever more! ;)
Worse?
I thought the song was cool