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 ...
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 ...
You can still hear it blasting out of classic rock and golden oldies stations all over the world, and against all odds, Toto’s “Africa” has become a millennial anthem 35 years later. The rousing ...
Toto’s classic 1983 hit “Africa” has achieved a new milestone, surpassing 1 billion views on YouTube. The track, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and remains the band's only No. 1 hit, has now ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Maybe Steve Lukather is always a livewire, or maybe his fifth cup of coffee kicked in just in time for his interview. Either way, the longtime guitarist for Toto spoke a mile a ...
In 1981, a band of six studio musicians from North Hollywood tried to record an album’s worth of hits to save their flailing relationship with their label, Columbia Records. It worked: Toto… By Andrew ...
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Top 10 Toto Songs

Toto was always more than the ubiquitous “Africa” from Toto IV. In fact, as this list of Top 10 Toto songs illustrates, that may not even be their best work. Of course, Toto will always be associated ...
Toto had an undeniable moment this year thanks to the resurgence of interest — ironic or otherwise — of their song “Africa.” They’re banking on that success with a new, limited-edition box set, All In ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The band Toto is bringing its tour to Niagara Falls, N.Y., with a show Aug. 2 at Seneca Niagara Casino. Singer Joseph Williams spoke with WIVB about the band’s return to Western ...
In a parallel universe, Toto’s epochal No. 1 hit “Africa” might not have existed. The Grammy Award-winning rock band’s fourth album, “Toto IV,” was done. Until Toto co-founder, keyboardist and singer ...
Everybody likes “Africa” by Toto. It’s one of those ubiquitous songs that you catch on the radio every now and then - almost as if the DJ turns to you as if to say “hurry boy, it’s waiting there for ...
Toto's classic 1992 song “Africa” has been subjected to a seemingly insignificant piece of studio tweaking – but the result is so appallingly irritating that you probably won't manage to listen all ...