Ringo Starr at the Ryman 17. Africa ( Steve Lukather with Richard Page)

July 7th 2012. Africa is a song by rock band Toto, and one of the band s most recognizable songs. It was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983 and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month. The song was written by the band s keyboardist, vocalist David Paich and drummer Jeff Porcaro. The initial idea for the song came from David Paich. Jeff Porcaro explains the idea behind the song: a white boy is trying to