Toto - Africa (cover by The Novelists)
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2016
- Hats off to the incredible Toto. They are constantly an inspiration to us, so here is our tribute to them from our April 2016 Breaking the Script CD Release.
The Novelists:
Joel Ackerson - lead vocals, guitar
Eric Andersen - lead vocals, electric piano
Zack Teran - vocals, bass
Guest musician:
Justin Kruger - vocals, drums
Videography and editing by Tyler Bourns
Audio mixing by David Peters
![Toto - Africa / Hold The Line / Stop Loving You (live) [2024]](/img/n.gif)
Underrated band, this is f*cking beautiful.
It makes me happy to still be hearing this song like 40 years after it was on the charts. Always been one of my faves.
Thank you!
God, the drums are great, the guitarists are amazing, the pianist is phanominal. Everythings great
I agree. But the bassist on next level!
Holy god! That drummer is feeling the music! Hahaha
why thank you ! If you don't feel it , why do it ? haha :)
Thing is, you're not wrong.
Slap that bass! Love it.
That guy tryna get everyone to clap but then no one clapping is just such a mood
the best cover ever
So great
I love it when a drummer feels the song instead of just filling in the song
OUTSTANDING!!!
And the way he dominates the ivories is nuts... my guy
This is a masterful performance. Don't call it a cover, these guys just inherit the time period when Toto wrote and performed this. I keep going back and replaying this when I want to hear an amazing performance.
No one is mentioning the vocals. All 3 absolutely KILLED it - in the good way!
this is the best africa cover i’ve ever seen.
That is very kind. Thank you.
best live cover, by far
The band and crowd loves the song..that is harmony..
ooaahhh perfect bass solos
Insane
From one Joel to another, thank you!
This whole performance is amazing but when Eric sings that chorus my socks literally blow off my feet... most talented dude I've ever met. Rock on my brother!
Been 2+ Years WTF ,,, These R The Best Ever Toto Band Ever... Com'on Guy's.
Quelle reprise fantastique. Vraiment bravo. Félicitations 😊
I found this track totally by mistake. Blown away. How f*#ing good this!!! That bass player is off the charts with those grace notes - super tight.
That's our bassist/lead guitarist, Zack Teran. Thank you!
@@thenovelists He's a great player
This cover is awesome! The drummer is really good! Nice groove and I love that fill at 2:34 !
Bassist Vocals ! and Chops!!!
how can you forget the drummer?!! Shades of J. Porcaro!
Spectacular!
The best Cover of this Song 👍
this is the best cover EVER! OMG Im crying. so perfect!
Flawless, absolute perfection.
You all ROCK
by far the best Africa Cover on the web up there with MIKE MASSE
lmao my new hobby
I've literally spent my last 2 hours just listening to various Africa covers, and thus far, I agree: this and Mike Masse's are the tops.
Homitu I think a lot of people went down that rabbit hole lmao
Holy moly it is good!
Africa cover by ninja sex party
what a blast singing along with this at the top of my lungs !!!! just do it...!!
Best cover
Loved the bass player jumping in with his background high harmony!
OH MAN!!!!! AWESOME!!
This deserves WAY more views!
Tight harmonies, great vocals and great vibes! :)
great, one of my favorite cover so far. Good job guys
Fantastic.
This deserves far more views than it's received thus far. It's quite possibly the best Africa cover I've heard yet. Well done.
In my opinion this is easily the best cover of Africa I have seen thus far.
Very nicely done Gents.
Love it.best bass player
I’m usually pretty pessimistic when it comes to people covering Africa. But they nailed this!
Fantastic cover guys! Thoroughly enjoyed it. Wasn't expecting the pianist to come in as lead on the chorus, but when he did - WOW!
OUtstanding keyboard chops! The song just can't be done without great sounding accurate keyboard ability.
#1 rendition. Amazing gentlemen.
The Novelists are excellent!
Awesomely done!
Thank you!
Beautiful !
great stuff, one of the best covers of Africa i have ever heard. funky and smooth. bass line is my favourite, nice and percussive
thanks guys 🙏🏼
You guys made this great song even better.
Best cover!!
Hats off to you too. It's a superb song and you gave it your spice and flavour. Truly inspiring!
I just LOVE IT!!! That was such a fun surprise.
Freaking amazing!!!
I've got to say, this is a tremendous performance of a wonderful song. It's just a great rendition in its own right, without respect to any expectations of preconceptions. I love the performance on the drums, and the sound created by a four-piece here is quite amazing. Also really enjoyed the production of the sound. Great mix, and an awesome sound out of that snare.
Thank you for the kind words.
great job this is the best cover on youtube I cant stop watching it
That huge, Bastien, thank you!
Absolutely brilliant !
Excellent cover of a great song, great talent!
Amazing drumming love it!!
Splendid! 👏👏👏
The Great bass tones & feel
They all have such full singing voices, its nice!
vocals are on point! what a cover. awesome
Perfect from every aspect!! Well done!
I'm impressed. Wow!
Fantastic
This cover is beast... awesome, guys!
Love the bass and drum!!!
excellent as usual !
Super
Great recording. Sounds brilliant. Excellent. Well done. As a drummer myself I really appreciate his playing. Good luck guys!
Amazing cover. Great job!
I think this is The Best cover video on UA-cam. The groove was so awesome that I smiled whole time when I listened to this :)
Akseli Suutari you haven't seen the angel choir cover aren't you?
Great cover of Toto.
Stunning performance! You really caught the soul of this song
More views for this amazing cover, please!
Sweet singing. Sweet music. A job well done, guys. Kudos!!!!!
I like these guys. Good job! Nice cover!!
Excellent! Thank you.
Best cover i've ever seen!
Best cover of Africa I have ever herd amazing job.
So awesome, nice work guys!!
Una tra le migliori versioni di "Africa": bravi!!!
Uau. Its amazing!
And Joel and Zach also kill it... Joels voice is perfect for this... but Eric really shines in this. I can't remember the drummers name but he also does a phenomenal job.
Gave me goosebumps
SOOOOOO, Good! the piano,,,,drummer..... Dammmmm. then the bass player throws the tag vocals @ the end... chills 4 sure. goooooood stuff. !!!!! love'm. , kodi
Amazing job! Congrats from Brazil!
I love that drummer! He's so hip!
too hip nice groove just too fussy
Excellent job... one of the most difficult songs to cover, for a lot of reasons... harmonies, percussion, multiple keys... Well done!
You earned a new fan in around 20 seconds... Holy shit you guys are one of the tightest and most disciplined bands that I have ever seen!
Excellent!
This just gets better and better every time I watch it. Pretty much like all your videos. :)
This is great stuff
I watch them every day, This video is always @ the top. They R so good. When will the TOTO guys do a vid with them, Come on Steve,, Do it. kodibass
As much as I love Toto, and had the privilege to see them perform "Africa" live, this is definitely the best versione ever, at least live. Of course the original voices of Toto dig deep in a fan's emotion, but truly this is a technically and emotional performance that outperforms any other version. The rhythm section, drums and bass, makes this performance unique.
Holy SHIT! That was insanely good!!
the keyboardist has a powerful voice especially at that octave..i also enjoyed the drums and the bass..
Beautiful cover, congratulations!
That was frigging amazing! Well done. :-)
Such a great cover, I mean really nicely done.
wow those harmonies were tight !
jamiewalton auto tune
@@savedandblessed79 are you sure?
@@nathanwahl9224 yes the used it on the last lot of tours
Lusten to the slurring its a machine correcting the pitching
I like it a lot !