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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 10: Steve Lukather (L) and Joseph Williams (R) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been dismissed, reviled (not least by the band), accused of cultural appropriation, its video accused of racism. But more ...

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 is on a 53-date North American tour, sharing the bill for many of the dates with Journey, another remarkably successful classic-rock band founded in the 1970s. Following the tour’s sold-out ...

Toto fans woke up yesterday to the news that the band was re-forming exactly one year after announcing an indefinite hiatus. “There is a refreshing, optimistic enthusiasm to step in to the future,” ...

Toto had an undeniable moment this year thanks to the resurgence of interest — ironic or otherwise — of their song “Africa.” They’re banking on that success with a new, limited-edition box set, All In ...

Everybody likes “Africa” by Toto. It’s one of those ubiquitous songs that you catch on the radio every now and then - almost as if the DJ turns to you as if to say “hurry boy, it’s waiting there for ...

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 ...

Guitarist Steve Lukather weighs in on the phenomenon which arrives just as the band embarks on its 40th anniversary tour. With the Yacht Rock revival in full swing, it was only a matter of time before ...

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