Weezer’s cover of Toto’s perennial favorite “Africa” undoubtedly became one of the band’s biggest successes, but Toto guitarist Steve Lukather isn’t sure the reasons behind the cover were genuine. The ...

It’s finally happened. Weezer has, at last, covered Toto’s smash hit “Africa.” The campaign to make this happen began last December, when a 14-year-old named Mary set up @weezerafrica, a Twitter ...

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 ...

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 ...

On this episode of The Story Behind the Song, David Paich of the legendary pop-rock band Toto joins host Peter Csathy to chat about the band’s iconic, instantly recognizable hit “Africa.” Few songs ...

The 1982 track was the band's only No. 1 hit — but has been widely criticized for its confusing lyrics Rob Verhorst/Redferns It was a No. 1 hit — and it’s notoriously a little odd. Toto’s Steve ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lois Alter Mark is an award-winning writer who covers travel. Apparently, I’m not the only one still listening to Toto’s “Africa” ...

Toto‘s only No. 1 hit song, “Africa,” is a well-known standard if you regularly do karaoke or, say, were a member of The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers in 2019. Generally, it’s a song we all know.