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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was the crossword clue that did it: a nine-letter word for “the region mentioned in Toto’s ‘Africa.’ ” C’mon, you got this. Just run through the lyrics in the upper register of your mind: “It’s ...

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 ...

Weezer had a smash hit with their cover of Toto's "Africa" and it worked out well for both bands in the end, but what does Toto guitarist Steve Lukather really think about how the whole thing went ...

Toto wrapped up the final show of their 40 Trips Around the Sun tour at Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday night, and, according to guitarist Steve Lukather, it’s going to be their last ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Toto's "Africa" single art, 1982. (Photo" Columbia Records) "I think it was kind of sinking in just how big it was becoming. Maybe ...

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 ...

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,” ...

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 ...