June 16 2009
Toto’s Africa Sung A Cappella
posted by Ana Samways at 9:19 pmUplifting and amazing; this performance of Toto’s hit “Africa” by Slovenia’s only jazz choir, Perpetuum Jazzile, is just wonderful. It made my day. Let it make yours.
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Edited by Ana Samways & Steven Shaw
June 17th, 2009 at 7:11 am
I love this!!
June 17th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Awesome, cant help but tap your feet to that one.
June 17th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Brilliant, a little too much harmony in some places but really, really good
June 17th, 2009 at 8:53 am
This is fantastic – I love it when choirs take on popular songs a cappella – Ben Folds recently challenged American high school and college choirs to do his songs a cappella, submit them on YouTube and have the chance to appear on his new album – the Sacramento State University version of “Selfless, Cold and Composed” jaw-droppingly awesome.
June 17th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Cool. The lead male singer looks like Frodo (cute)…..
June 17th, 2009 at 9:38 am
fantastic, thanks for this…it did indeed make my day!!!
June 17th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Very cool indeed. If I put on my Simon Cowell hat I could say that they were a bit pitchy at certain points, but top marks for the arrangement. Awesome!
June 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Yuck…pathetic effort doesn’t even come close to the original. I hope that David Paich and the rest of Toto never has to hear this travesty.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am
gamechick: I thought he looked like Toby Maguire!
June 17th, 2009 at 11:54 am
I hate that song. it just totaly annoyes me! and what is it with former eatern block countries and the 80’s?
June 17th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Not a bad rendition. but this acoustic version tops it for me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnJCryHY2NA
June 17th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I thought the rain sound effects and thunder were very clever, but after that it wasn’t that exciting.
June 17th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Made my Wed.
1. Frodo, a little chubby, but definitely Frodo.
2. Perhaps former eastern block countries are still living in the 80s?
3. What’s with the jumping and finger snapping? To represent elephants stomping around and crickets uh … what is it crickets do … making cricket sounds?
June 17th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Who needs Jeff Porcaro or Simon Philips when you can beatbox like that?
June 17th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Oh yeah.
4. White men can’t beatbox.
June 17th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
3. It was a thunderstorm: first drizzle (hands rubbing together) then a shower (clicking the fingers) then rain (slapping the hands on thighs) and then the thunder (jumping on the steel platform).
Yes, very cool – but Slovenia is a really cool place. Even better it’s not overrun with tourists.
June 17th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
@Mark: It’s not your Simon Cowell hat, it’s your Randy Jackson hat. He of the ‘bit pitchy’.
@Daph: crickets? elephants? try rain/thunder! v cool. methinks you were spending too much time analysing and not enough listening!
June 17th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Well I just like the fact they’ve managed to co-ordinate their wardrobes so they sort of match without looking like a gospel choir or god forbid a troupe of “sweet adelines”.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:30 pm
i love this its so cool especially the beat boxing
July 1st, 2009 at 5:32 pm
i like ians comment:P