VIBES!!... | FIRST TIME HEARING Toto - Africa REACTION
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- VIBES!!... | FIRST TIME HEARING Toto - Africa REACTION
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As a South African i gotta point that this is our unofficial anthem. They play this at almost every event. Never gets old.
For sure! And you take us out of Africa and this will get us up dancing and singing at the top of our voices and missing home ❤
Wow 😊👍
And it never will get old. A timeless classic that has only gotten better with age.
Fellow saffa agrees wholeheartedly. There is no place like Africa....
This is some misleading
That wasn’t a female voice, it was the lead singer on the Chorus. Great vocalist. Need to go down this rabbit hole with Toto, just fantastic musicians and band! And phenomenal huge songs!
ExactlY! It’s him alright!
I know, right? I was like "what female voice"? 😆
Yesss!!!
Yes, Bobby Kimball
Bobby Kimball, a Louisiana boy - like me.
Jeff Porcaro is their drummer, and he is on everyone’s “best ever” list.
Listen to “Rosanna” and pay particular attention to the drums. The beat was actually dubbed “the Rosanna shuffle” and there is a TH-cam video where Porcaro describes how he composed it. It’s pretty famous and there are darn few drummers who can pull it off.
Sadly, Porcaro has expired and thrown off this mortal coil. RIP.
RIP Geoff
Not trying to be combative but I have only seen him on a few beat ever list.
This is a Perfect example of the 80’s, not my “sound’ but can’t deny the talent and composition. Still played in public spaces and that is the mark of a great artist.
Also the song Rosanna is about the lead singer's at the time girlfriend actress Rosanna Arquette. You might know her better as the brother of actor David Arquette from the Scream movies and he was married to actress Courtney Cox.
If you decide to react to it I would suggest the live version. Post Porcaro, but the new drummer nails it.
A little long, but it will definitely quench your piano Jones.
th-cam.com/video/S-CXfoveDFw/w-d-xo.html
Jeff Porcaro died in a bizarre gardening incident too, a common risk facing drummers.
I'm having a hard time believing that there are any adults in America outside of the Amish community who have never heard this song.
LMFAO...
Lmao 😂
Yes 🙌 indeed
🤣🤣
agreed!
Growing up in the eighties, I had no idea at the time how fortunate I was hearing this type of music all the time on a daily basis. Times have surely changed.
Add the decade of the 70s and you have a music soulmate
Absolutely.
You are so right!
There are no females in Toto or backing Toto, that was the lead singer.
This song was very popular when I was in 6th grade. I loved it and still do. Toto is a GREAT group, their song "Rosanna" "Love Isn't Always on Time", "I'll Be Over You" and my favorite "I Won't Hold you Back"
"Rosanna" is about Rosanna Arquette ( her famous siblings are John and Patricia Arquette)
I also heard Eddie Money's song "Shakin" is about Rosanna Arquette, but that could be rumor. At any rate Rosanna left an impression. Lol
Also check out "Hold the Line" and "Georgy Porgy" from there Debut Album.
"Love Isn't Always on Time" is actually called "Hold the Line", but it's Toto's banging-est song.
@@Shrykespeare Ugh you are right, the title wouldn't come to me!
@@EricZ1982 Thanks for using the correct title, I didn't think it sounded but it wouldn't come to me!
Ah, you made me feel old saying you were in sixth grade. I saw them on tour when this came out. They were amazing!!!
What you are hearing along with the piano is a "Kalimba" (sometimes called a finger organ) It is used in a lot of the early songs by Earth Wind & Fire (Murice White) Songs like Devotion, Reasons, Fantasy, Kalimba Story and others
A Yamaha GS 1 imitation of a kalimba
I love this song. Beyond the lyrics, It really captures the exciting and mysterious elements of Africa and romances its unique beauty.
The vocals at the end that you thought were female were actually the vocals of Bobby Kimball their lead vocalist with the bushy mustache. The song was about how the people would go out to pray that God would bless the rains for the crops that year.
Paul Simon's "Diamonds on the soles of her shoes" comes to mind as an interesting follow-up to this video. Love y'all!
Great reaction, guys! Btw, there's no female vocal - that was Bobby Kimball's amazing vocals. Other Toto songs: "Hold The Line"; "Georgy Porgy"; "Roseanna"; "Without Your Love." This band had three lead vocalists.
Other great TOTO songs - "I Won't Hold You Back", "Rosanna" & "Hold The Line".
Bobby Kimball's voice never disappointed, absolute powerhouse!
The plethora of songs you guys supposedly haven't heard before blows me away! Have you two been living a sheltered life under a rock all these years?! The amazing music you've missed throughout your life!!!
You've made me so very happy. Blood, Sweat and Tears. Do that one!
David Clayton Thomas. You’ll love his voice.
Toto's sound is so cool! You should listen to "Hold The Line", "I Won't Hold You Back", "Rosanna", "Georgy Porgy", "I'll Supply The Love" and "I'll Be Over You". Toto's musicianship is tops.
Heard in a documentary that 'Africa' is the world's most mathematically perfect song. True or not, it's a beautiful song, vocally and musically.
This is one of my favorite songs in the late 70s i was stationed in Germany 1976-1979 always played it over there wild bill
Don't see how that's possible since it didn't come out til 82.
5 Stars🤩🤩🤩
You might also like some late seventies/early eighties Genesis, songs like "Follow You, Follow Me" (1978), "Turn It On Again" (1980), and "Abacab" (1981), maybe also some Peter Gabriel from the same period ("Games Without Frontiers" and "I Don't Remember" from 1980), maybe too Tears for Fears' 1981 hit "Change." This 1982 Toto song brought to my mind all that because this song would have flowed right into or out of those ones on the radio at the time.
Leo Moracchioli performs an outstanding cover of this song.
in my ears Leos version is alot better 😁
As does Post Modern Jukebox!
@@garymcgregor5951 I'll look for that.
Underrated band…a group of studio musicians who became a real winner. They had plenty of hits you would like….
Underrated? This song won seven grammies!
The sound you hear with the piano is probably a marimba. Toto was early on the synthesizer scene and also used that in this song.
Toto has made so many great songs over the years.
After You´ve Gone, All The Tears, Bottom Of Your Soul, Don´t Chain My Heart, I Will Remember, Kingdom Of Desire, Mysterious Ways, Spanish Steps Of Rome, The Little Things, The Road Goes On, just to name a few.
Their big songs are "Africa", "Roseanna" and "Hold the line" BUT I love "Stop loving you" it is just the perfect pop song.
Toto started out as session musicians in the 70's for some great artists until forming their own band with the realization that they could do this big name stuff too. Their drummer, Jeff Porcaro (RIP) is definitely one of music's great drummers. You need more Toto!
Wow! Didn't know much about Toto. Which genre would they fall under? Just curious. ☺️
This song is absolutely amazing
My two favorite songs of theirs is this one and "99". A continent, a name ("Rosanna"), a number, they can make a hit out of it.
1982 is when this song came out and I believe there was a draught going on in Africa at the time and people were starving. The lyrics of “Africa” capture the quandary of a guy who must choose between his two loves - the continent of Africa and girl he finds therein
"Hold the Line" was their breakout hit, and a favorite of mine in grade school in the 70s. It's in 12 / 8 time. That's like 4 / 4 but sexier.
They started as Boz Scaggs' band after he left The Steve Miller Band as well as being the backing band on MANY Steely Dan albums. ALSO, they did the soundtrack for the 80's version of the movie Dune directed by David Lynch.
His dad is John Williams. The music conductor and writer of star wars and Indians jones. Plus many others. He also sang the opening theme for gummy bears
Toto, "Rosanna, " official video!
Toto consists of Steve Lukather (guitar/vocals), David Paich (keyboards/vocals),and Joseph Williams( vocals).
As well as a bunch of other touring musicans .
Formed in 1977, this song is 1982.
Try Rosanna next from them.
Edit: Joseph Williams is the current vocalist. For this recording, it was Bobby Kimball.
That was actually Bobby Kimball and not Joesph Williams.
Steve Porcaro played the synthesizer on this, Paich played piano.
Apologies if someone else already answered this, but I think the keyboard being played is a synthesizer. It's an electronic instrument designed to mimic or "synthesize" other instruments like keyboards or drums. But it has its own unique sound.
There’s an excellent long version of this song live with Ringo Star on drums at 80 yrs old!
"sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an Empress above the Serengeti "
Gotta be THE most imaginative lyric of all time fitting both the Serengeti and Mount Kilimanjaro in a single line !
It's the same guy at the end that sings the high notes for Africa and not a girl. He has great powerful high to sing what the low toto guy can't. You need to listen to it again and pay attention to his frequencies on the high notes. He also does a great job on the high notes on Roxanne or Roxanna. It's a very powerful high this guy packs. Enjoy it more as you get to hear it for the second and even 10th time. Toto is one of my all time favorites and the synth you like so much is being played by the lead singer if I am not mistaken. He plays the keyboard really well.
Toto is a musicians band. Very many musicians cite them as musical influences.
There's a great cover of this song by Weezer. You guys would love it! It even has a guest appearance from somebody. I won't spoil who though
Yes for sure try Weezer
And Mr Blue sky cover is very good
Yes! And then they could do a reaction to Toto's cover of Weezer's "Hash Pipe", and they could SEE the guy that sings the "female vocals" in this song. 😄
They might not recognize who he is unless they're heard some of his songs first. (And they really should listen to certain other artists songs to get the full appreciation of his songs.) In fact, I barely recognized who he was in the Weezer video, and I know who he is.
@@gregorymoore2877 He was the big guy that sang the verses, right? And yeah, I do get your point about hearing more of their music first. lol they might even have to check out some Weezer songs, too, before they could get the full appreciation. I don't know if they're familiar.
The lead singer of Toto's father is the great movie composer John Williams that did Star Wars, Jaws, Harry Potter and any great movie theme you can think of.
White Lion. "When the children cry". Do it or don't I will like or won't. Much love and keep on keepin on J.
Toto is a whole package band, where everyone contributed... "Hold the Line" is a more rock-sounding song that highlights the guitarists and keyboardists very well, while "Rosanna" is a powerful song for the drummer and singers... Listen to them both and you'll be surprised!
Toto was the backing band and played on Silk Degrees by Boz Skaggs check out
Low Down and Ledo Shuffle
There are no female vocalists. The high voice is tenor Bobby Kimball, shown singing the higher parts of the song. Unfortunately, he's currently been suffering from dementia since 2019, so may leave us soon.
The song is about a man torn between traveling with his woman and staying in a continent he has grown to love.
A band member was messing around with his new synthesizer and discovered a rhythm with marimbas. This song was composed off of that. At that time, no member of Toto had ever actually been to Africa.
I love you guys and your videos!
this was voted across many radio stations number 1 song worldwide over many decades, don't sell it short!
its so brilliant in arrangement and meaning...
The female vocalist is actually a man named Bobby Kimball who has amazing high range vocal skills.
We lived in South Africa. We go back every time we hear this. A magic time in one of the most beautiful cites the world, Cape Town. A melting pot of fashion, culture, food, music, and incredible scenery on the Cape.
Toto has SO many great songs….Rosanna, I’ll Be Over You, I Won’t Hold You Back, Hold the Line….
I have been a Toto fan for way more years than seem possible. They were the first concert I attended, sometime in the late 1970s. And they are just as good today as they were 40+ years ago. A must see is the “quarantine version” of Africa, done last year during the COVID shutdown. They now have the son of legendary film composer John Williams (Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, Jurassic Park) singing lead with David Paich, who sings in this video. As others have mentioned, they played on thousands of songs as studio musicians. And the man playing percussion, Lenny Castro is a frickin beast.
That keyboard is a Yamaha GS-1 synthesizer. That’s where your getting the amazing caramba sounds
To get two sounds of instruments from the keys you must set whatever instruments to those keys at the appointed time in the recording. It has been done for decades. Im a keyboard composer and its simple and fun to manipulate sounds and instruments.
Rob Squad Reactions , This song is about a white mans love for the African Continent & his disgust of all the plight and suffering that goes on in such a wonderful part of the world according to David Patch (keyboard) in an interview . Toto are a Rock Band from LA andyes they are named after Dorothy's Dog in " The wizard of oz " .
Hold the Line and Rosanna are the other 2 classic Toto songs which are excellent on the first listen.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
love your content! keep them coming.
it's a Flute, type of a percussion instrument, mostly found in Africa
Either a synthesizer, or an actual xylophone playing while the guy is hitting the piano keys would be my best guesses on that one piano riff
He based the lyrics around a late night documentary with depictions of African plight and suffering. It had a lasting impact on him: "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."
Jeff Porcaro added: "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."
Hey Rob, Amber! Toto is another favorite band! Bobby Kimball (the high voice) is mind-blowing when he takes lead on songs like Mama and White Sister... The lead guitarist, Steve Lukather, is a renowned studio musician who's played on over 1,500 songs, many of which are classics! Thanks again for the great reviews!
This song still gives me goosebumps. Every. Time.
It is the keyboard, but with the "Marimba" effect on, it really sounds awesome.
It's an actual marimba played by Joe Porcaro.
No one can hate Toto - Africa, period.
Awesome group
It's not really a love song. It's about a lonely missionary in Africa. It seems to be that he is torn between his work and finding a woman to spend his life with.
It was based on the songwriter's time in Catholic school hearing missionary priests describe their experiences in Africa.
@@janleonard3101 that is the first explanation that has ever made sense. Thank you.
@@janleonard3101 you're not wrong... according to the writer he got the idea for the song after watching a documentary that left him feeling sad. When he went to write the song he realized he had little knowledge about Africa. He said he remembered the missionaries who visited his school. He said the one thing that stood out was how they talked about how lonely they felt but still had dedication to their work.
Toto is another group like Steely Dan who used a lot of different musicians. They had a excellent drummer in the late Jeff Porcarro. Other than Rosanna & Hold the Line in also like their ballads I Won't Hold You Back and Georgy Porgy (good piano in that song Jordan)
My uncle was born in Nigeria and my dad lived there many years. It’s sad what corruption and violence can do. Africa today is horribly violent.
@@Great-Documentaries go live there and tell me if it’s as safe as living in Japan or Germany.
Toto also did the music for the 1984 film adaptation of Dune
Me and my best friends Karaoke song!! We LOVE this song
the 'female' vocals at the end, are prob just bobby kimball... XD
There is a GREAT COVER of this song done by Frog Leap Studios!!
Toto was a "super group" comprised of exceptionally talented studio musicians mostly unknown outside the industry. The electronic keyboard can play piano, or electronic organ at the touch of a button.
The backing vocals was Bobby Kimball.
He's in love with a girl but he's also in love with Africa, and he must leave one to be with the other. Their song Rosanna is pretty darn good, written about Rosanna Arquette the actress
Actually David Paich and Rosanna Arquette both have said it wasn't written about her. That was just a rumor.
I’m a bit older than you guys..This takes me back to my teenage years. I couldn’t stop welling up when I heard this again . Nostalgia is such a strong emotion😀
Vibes being played by Joe Porcaro...Jeff , Mike and Steve's Father ....
If it hasn't been mentioned already, Toto was Dorothy's little dog in the classic film "The Wizard Of Oz".
I'd LOVE to see your reaction to the long version of the Toto song "99".
Per the other comments, these guys were Premier studio players, every one skilled. The song "99" shows that off, but find the extended version with the 2+ min Coda.
I just get lost when I listen to it.
I can’t believe they not heard of this classic I mean I first heard it on tv at 8
The solo is a stack sound...It's a kind of a flute/marimba combination.
A real marimba is used on this song.
This, along with "Gypsy" by Fleetwood Mac and "No Time to Lose" by the Tarney Spencer band are my three favorite videos of all time.
Great Song!!!
at 5:22 the piano is run thru a reverb, or synthesizer,
Toto started as studio players, and they formed a band from those members. There will never be another song like Africa.
You have to do "Rosanna", one of the most difficult drum shuffles in pop music.
Record company executives- “Hey guys, what this album needs is one of the most perfect songs ever written and recorded”
Toto - “Hold our beers…..”
One of those songs that ripples through different generations- surprised none of you have heard it .
Toto is an unbelievably phenomenal band and their talent is immense!!
J, that is Jeff Porcaro on the drums!! Phil Collins is great on the drums, but Jeff was on a whole other level ... he was an AMAZING drummer!!
Toto has SO many songs ... super deep rabbit hole!! The music is incredible!!
Obviously the big hits: Rosanna, Hold the Line, I'll Supply the Love, 99, I'll Be Over You, and this song.
Many forget: Stranger in Town !!
Amber and J - please dig deep!!
Afraid of Love, Georgie Porgy, Goodbye, Childs Anthem, Drag Him to the Roof, Angel Don't Cry, White Sister, Carmen, Mushanga, Home of the Brave, Goodbye Elenore, and ... just for J (hint) ... Gift With a Golden Gun !! 😁 And this is just the beginning!!
You really must react to these other's super great songs from rhem "Hold the line", "Rosanna", "Angel don't cry" , "I'LL Supply the love", "Endless", "I won't hold you back" Georgy porgy" , "99" & "Stranger in town"
This band was made up of 4 studio musicians that were friends and knew of each others' skills.
I know this is WAY late ... but there was no female vocal at the end. That was Bobby Kimball doing what he does. Going HIGH and clean. He sings lead on Hold the Line.
There were no female vocals in this song. That was lead singer Billy Kimball at the end.
My favorite song of theirs is Georgie Porgy….short but sweet!
Those ''Female'' Vocals are from Bobby Kimball,a great male singer : )
The story I’ve heard from so many different documentaries is that David Paich got the idea for the song because he was obsessed with National Geographic magazine at the time
The instrument on the solo? It's wonderful what you can do with a good synthesizer. You can overlay the basic organ tones with those of an African flute, and throw in some marimba on the second phrase just for good measure. My keyboard playing friend always said she could sound like anything you wanted on her synth.
A real marimba is used on this song.
That sound with the piano solo is someone playing a xylophone.
FYI, there were no female vocals in there. That's all the guys. The high parts were done by Bobby Kimble.
Hey guys, when you say you can see him playing the "piano", but it doesn't sound like one, that is because there are literally thousands of different types of synthesizers that use keyboards similar to pianos. Back in the 70s and 80s, synthesizers were pretty limiting but pioneers like Steve Porcaro of Toto made amazing use of the technology. Those "limited" synths could still make all types of other-worldly sounds and those sounds really dominated pop and a lot of rock in the 80s. These days, since sampling, a keyboard can trigger ANY sound you've ever heard. Hope that helps. Here's a whole explanation of exactly (more or less) he played those sounds for Africa: th-cam.com/video/_tFuxC74XDc/w-d-xo.html
If y'all ever get around to covers, you should look into Leo Moracchioli. He does metal covers of classic songs. (He did "Africa" and I genuinely like it better than the original) He's extremely talented.
Yes please check out Leo's cover of this, Jay you will love it