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Africa (Toto)

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    Published on 17 Mar 2022 / In Rock / Classic Rock

    "Africa" is a song by American rock band Toto. It was released as a single in the US through Columbia Records in October 1982. The song was written by band members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, produced by the band, and mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Elliot Scheiner.

    Critics praised its composition and Toto's performances. The song reached number one on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart, the band's only Billboard number one, and number one on the Canadian charts. It also peaked in the top ten in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland.

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    BlackPage
    BlackPage 1 year ago

    Nice cover guys ! Megasis is here again... He's everywhere hehe ;)

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    tudan
    tudan 2 years ago

    Such a difficult song to perform - You guysall did a great job here - As a fellow drummer , I want to give special mention to manonamission - Drum tracks came together sounding fantastic. Like Bonham, Jeff Porcaro has a unique feel and you did an outstanding job here dude.

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    manonamission
    manonamission 2 years ago

    not as good as you would have finished it off im sure but the lot has come together beautifully

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    CopyCat
    CopyCat 2 years ago

    Hey Shawn, you have the perfect voice for this song! Sounds a lot like the original lead singer. These chorus harmonies are tricky, as I'm sure you found out. You guys got it pretty close though. Kudos to the rest of the band as well. Thumbs up!!

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    stegokitty
    stegokitty 2 years ago

    Thanks again CopyCat! And yes, I had to listen to Galeazzo Frudua's video and listen really closely, and even then I probably got something wrong. Haha. I'm so honored that you've been listening to my efforts on Bandhug. I just got back from vacation and saw that you were on here as well, and you can be sure that I'll be following :)

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    Maximo
    Maximo 2 years ago

    I would change couple of volumes, on the Synth Bras Track raise it to 75%, I can barely her it. On Cbien backing vocal track, reduce volume to 30%, I guess he should use a compressor or step back when he raise his voice, it was recorded very loud. Shawn Backing vocal track was also recorded very loud too, but the volume on that track is already set at 25%. I saved my Mixing Settings so you can validate. Also, there is a flute melody missing that goes from 1:53 to 2:23 I could add that this weekend.

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    stubass
    stubass 2 years ago

    Thx, Max!

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    stubass
    stubass 2 years ago

    It's possible we're missing a vocal track besides your flute. Once inserted, we can try your mix

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    stubass
    stubass 2 years ago

    @stubass: Max, did u ever get that flute part done? --thx

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    tudan
    tudan 2 years ago

    Most excellent track here guys! - Loving it

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    stegokitty
    stegokitty 2 years ago

    Hiya Ross! Thanks mate :)

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    stubass
    stubass 2 years ago

    Thx, Ross :-)

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