Despite being inspired by a place its songwriter had never actually seen, a 1982 hit became a global phenomenon and remains ...

MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 10: Steve Lukather (L) and Joseph Williams (R) of Toto perform on stage at Mediolanum Forum of Assago on March 10, 2018 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ...

Ever since the release of Toto's "Africa" in 1982, the song has gone on to a life of its own in cover versions, hip-hop samples and viral videos. “As a kid, I’d always been fascinated by Africa,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

Social media watchdogs can still hear the drums of “Africa” echoing from Sunday night. British actor Daniel Kaluuya and American singer H.E.R., who both won big at last year’s Academy Awards, appeared ...

Namibia-born artist Max Siedentopf's desert art installation plays the '80s anthem on loop somewhere in the desert. Max Siedentopf, Toto Forever (2019), a installation playing Toto's hit 1982 song ...

Somewhere in the world right now a dancefloor is being flooded with people because "Africa" by Toto just came on. "Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun." When it comes to hyping up a crowd, the song's ...

Bobby Kimball sang lead on many of Toto's biggest early hits. But he was fired in 1984 not long after they reached their ...

On August 1, someone very quietly registered the domain name ibless.therains.downin.africa. Head over to this seemingly complicated URL, and you’ll find something brilliantly simple: the video for ...

One of the most enduring bands of the classic rock era is spending even more time on the road in 2026. Toto has announced an ...