Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 40 years after topping the Billboard Hot 100, Toto‘s “Africa” is still reaching new milestones: The 1983 No. 1 hit just ...

David Paich had never been to Africa when he wrote "Africa." Instead, Paich, keyboardist and main songwriter of Toto, based "Africa" on whatever impressions of the continent he'd gotten from UNICEF ...

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You can still hear it blasting out of classic rock and golden oldies stations all over the world, and against all odds, Toto’s “Africa” has become a millennial anthem 35 years later. The rousing ...

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Toto scored four Top 10 hits, but "Africa" remains the band's lone chart-topper, a concert sing-along staple and their signature song. "I'm sure [Weezer frontman] Rivers [Cuomo] was like, This is a ...

Believe it or not, “Africa” is still one of Toto lead singer Joseph (Joe) Williams’ favorite songs to perform live. In fact he credits the band’s enduring success — and a brand-new generation of ...

Ladies and gentlemen of the internet, the rains have once again been blessed. This morning, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo released a cover of the infamous '80s earworm "Africa" by Toto, once again ...

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"Africa," Toto's No. 1 hit from 1983, has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 this week with Weezer's cover of the classic currently sitting at No. 89. By Heran Mamo “Africa,” Toto‘s No. 1 hit from 1983 ...