Mike Hetzel: "Africa" - Toto (Drum Cover)
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Please enjoy my humble attempt of "Africa" by Toto! I tried to honor both the original Jeff Porcaro drum part as well as Simon Phillips' live approach. Pearl Masterworks kit with COATED Ambassador heads this time!
Africa by Toto
From the 1982 Release Toto IV
This is really one of those timeless tracks that never gets old to listen to. It's about time I made a drum video of it! :)
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Pearl Masterworks Drums:
22x18 BD
8x8 Tom
10x8 Tom
12x9 Tom
13x10 Tom
16x16 Floor Tom
18x16 Floor Tom
DW 14x6 Edge Snare
Sabian Cymbals
Cameras: 2 GoPro Hero4 Silvers
Recorded and filmed at Pretzel Studios in Menomonee Falls, WI.
![Ringo Starr and Steve Lukather (Toto) - Africa / Rosanna / Hold The Line [live 2019]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7CsRgAJRoko/mqdefault.jpg)
The fills don’t feel forced, great cover my dude
The way you play is just silky and smooth. The true mastery of the art of drumming!!! 10/10
In my personal taste this is an aweson job. "Africa" is one of my favorite drum tracks ever, this cover is very personal but also respectful of the original feel. Great!
The most professional and musical cover out there…lots of good stuff without overplaying it or forcing it. I share your love of the well placed triplet. This is a “many times” over and over listen.
Lovely playing!! I like the fact you have a bit of the Simon Phillips in there too with the crash on the 4 in the riff! Nice and love that idea! Nice time and great explosive Tom fills too! Have a well earned drink!
That was absolutely wonderful. 👍
Oh come on man!! I thought I was a good drummer and then I have to keep finding videos like this?! You are absolutely killing it!! I am so impressed and jealous!!
Love the Ghost notes dude! Your timing is spot on, Great playing altogether !
I like that triplet u slipped in right before the second chorus. I just had a stroke in January and lost most of the use of my left arm. So now I watch you guys that upload videos. Well played great song.
My impression of Mike Hetzel’s drumming for YYNOT holds up here. He doesn’t so much hit or beat the drums, he addresses them. Special quality to his drumming.
That boy’s got mad skill!!
Elizabeth Hetzel yeah he is awesome
every time perfect! A very good work, specially the ghost notes.
Wow, the Simon Philips Fill on 3.20!!! Thank you for this one!!! Great Version, perfect for gigging!
I could watch this all day. Sounds great through my bluetooth speaker.
Glad to see you back! Great cover/playing as usual!
The kit sounds great and love the set up!
I could watch this over and over all day. That drum fill is the definition of genius. What would we do without music?
Oh Jesus man!! This pops up and I watch and feel like I've been wasting my time playing for the past 45 +yrs.You can't learn this kinda feel, it's in your bones brother.
Nice. This song calls for dynamics and taste. You nailed it bro!
I've played well over 1000 gigs with some lovely musicians but sometimes I think I might as well just burn my sticks! Nice job fella.
Seriously....that's some RIDICULOUS groove you've got going there! Really amazing feel!
Watching this and listening very carefully, you have elements of Jeff and Simon there. I was beaming from ear to ear and possibly bopping quite a bit, I love this cover.
Absolute gem of a cover ❤
You've kept Jeff's spirit alive in your playing!
Well played brother 👏
Great drumming. Your recorded drum sound is beautiful too.
This is def my FAV drum covers of Africa out there. Polished and detailed. Perfect.
Wow!! Very skillful and tight, great pocket and feel. Love your fills, you nail it drummer friend 😎👍
Another masterpiece Mike. You should be playing with Toto. I’m sure Jeff would give his blessings after seeing this.
I'm a guitar player and a very basic drummer but my friend that sound, that playing. It's perfect man !
I also love your set. Purely awesome setup.
Awesome my friend. Seen quite a few others play this but by far your is the best. Kit sounds great and love the hi-hat work. Ghost notes, and opening and closing of the hats on the and of the chorus. Wanna hook up one and shoot the shit about some great drumming. I've been playing for 38 years. Keep jamming mike and rock on.
Great feel, creative improve and sound. Absolutely fantastic job dude!
I this this is FABULOUS!
I really like how you’ve captured Simons live version in this.
Great job
So tight yet so musical. 🔥 cover brother
This is by fast the best cover I’ve even seen of Toto working on one myself but I ain’t as talented as you good sir keep it up ❤️
Enjoyed your cover. Audio quality is amazing at my end. Thanks for sharing with us.
I like the Simon Phillips version of the Africa groove. It was probably easier to sustain for 10 minutes during live performances than right-handed 16th notes. Thanks for sharing your performance. You did an amazing job.
You’re just so good at drum, I wish i could reach your level one day !
FINALLY!! someone uses the ride PROPERLY!!
Beautiful, great feels👍
God bless man great one it was....take❤❤
I can dig it! 😎
amazing sound and fills!
Perfect... respect from Indonesia
Groovealicious my man
Nice drumming sounds great and fantastic👍🏿
Spot on!
Hammer gespielt, leck mich Fett😳🥳👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻🤘🏻
This is so fire
Cara, que perfeito. Vou assistir várias vezes. Sim sim hehehe
Amazing !!!!
The well oiled machine strikes again like a floating butterfly over hard precision 😮
I agree with Manays, nice fills, not forced and they are clean. Love his take on this song!!
Wow! Impressive!
Hello dear man, I have heard a lot of drum versions of this song and yours is the most beautiful. If possible, I would appreciate it if you would upload your musical recording only, without the song, because I want to learn it. If payment is necessary, please write to me what amount it is. Thank you very much, Shlomo Biton
super super super gespielt mega Feel - du hast es echt drauf
Very cool. Nice job!!
Wow, what a playing. Great stuff!
Great cover, so smooth
Please, The Dance of Eternity 2.0!
7 years later :)
Well done!!!!!! Greetings from germany Christoph 👏👏👏👏👏
What a drum set 😍😍
Adorei o repique na caixa...Belo cover! Araranguá SC Brasil
the fills! Nice man
Por mucho el mejor Drum cover que he visto de la canción
world class Drummer...Exelent....
Good playing dude 👍 Your style is like that from Simon Phillips stage performance in Amsterdam. Right? I like that very much 👊
Smooth!
great interpretation! I'm inspired!
NAILED!
AMAZING
Awesome! ✊♥️✊💎❤️✊
👍Niceness!
Very good job!
Nice cover Mike!
Actually really good brother God job
Increíble, espero más!
Beautiful cover😊
amazing!! very well played! love the ghost notes and the hit hat work!
Very nice! Some cool fills!
amazing bravo j'adore 1000 merci
A levada dessa música é muito linda 😍😍
Best performance ever
Nice. I like that you made it your own
Good job Mike Hazel
Bravissimo, super!
Well done, very nice tunning, you did great !!!
Awesome job!!! Sounded great!!
Awesome!
Cool drumming dude
I enjoy it like I enjoy Mr Jeff Pocaro. awesome
gran trabajo ....
Really enjoyed it. Great Job!
Excelent!
In the pocket! Really nice
Amazing! Congrats!
Man, you are awesome!!
Nice version. I wish we could see what's happening with the bass drum part. cool!
the rest that i watched i could feel the forcing of the beat coming out, but this one is so chill
veramente bravo ❗ complimenti ❗
Excellent 👍
Hey Mike Dankeeeeschöööönnnnn für dieses geiles Video du spielst so geeeeeeeeiiiiiiillllll,ich Feier dich grade zum fünften mal ordentlich über meine Dolby Anlage 19 Lautsprecher lassen dich bei mir grade krachen.👍