String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.742478 By Toto. By David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. Arranged by Javier MartÃnez. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 24 pages. Arte Nova Music Lab #4736019. Published by Arte Nova Music Lab (A0.742478). Africa is a song recorded by the American band Toto in 1981, for their fourth studio album Toto IV, and released as the album's third single on September 30, 1982, through Columbia Records. The song was written by band members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, and composed by Toto. The soft rock and jazz fusion song lyrically incorporates themes of love and location.Critics praised its composition and Toto's performances. The song reached number one on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart and is the band's onlyBillboard number one. The song remained at the top for a single week (February 5, 1983). Africa also peaked in the top ten in the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland.The song was accompanied by a music video, which premiered in 1983, and was directed by Steve Barron, who collaborated previously with the group for Rosanna. The video features Toto in a library, as they perform and showcase various aspects of African culture. While popular in the 1980s and 1990s, with the song being certified gold by the RIAA in 1991, Africa saw a resurgence in popularity via social media during the mid to late 2010s, including a fan-requested cover by American rock band Weezer which peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] It has since been certified quadruple platinum.[6]Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_(Toto_song)
