africa-toto

• vocals are syllabic
• recorded in 1981, released in 1982
• time signatur is 2 2, split common time
• verse - chorus form
• acciaccatura in bar 76
• texture is homophonic
• genre is soft rock
• chorus is A major
• composers are david paich and jeff porcaro
• riff b uses pentatonic scale
• melody is mostly conjunt with a wide vocal range
• drum kit, African percussion, lead and bass guitar, synthesisers, male lead and backing vocals
• the flute like instrument plays a countermelody
• choruses dynamics are forte
• dynamics are mezzoforte
• tonality of the chorus modulates