Africa (SATB Choir) - Arranged by Roger Emerson 

I got to preform this in chior. It was one of the most fun songs to sing at the concert!

I'm a tenor and we're doing this in choir and the high G makes me cry every time 😂😂😂

It's not how I'd usually pick a piece, but I've ended a fairly miserable week, saw this was new, played it, and before long I started imaging directing our chorus, me weaving side to side, them smiling and beaming, and the audience clapping on 2 and 4. Just one giant high time in the ol' auditorium. Thanks for a wonderful end to a horrible week. This will be highly recommended when it's music committee time.

My over 55 group rehearsed this just before Covid struck. We were never able to perform it. This spring, we are. And boy am I excited. Just love the arrangement.

Literally the sheets music we’re using this vid is a god send.

I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She's coming in, 12:30 flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you" It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company I know that I must do what's right As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti I seek to cure what's deep inside Frightened of this thing that I've become It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rain) I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rain) I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa (Ah, gonna take the time) Gonna take some time to do the things we never had Source: Musixmatch

Wow!! This is the same key and everything! I did this song with my choir in HS. Brings back memories!

We’re doing this song for music feast (something my choir does to raise funds and give the community an opportunity to see our choir) and the theme for this year was 80’s and we’ve broken into song 1000 times when anyone would mention this song so of course my choir teacher found this to be the best fit. Needless to say I don’t think anyone is disappointed that this is our group piece.

I got to meet roger Emerson at my show choir. He was an amazing person

Best chior song I've ever sung and been in.

Wow! Lovely arrangement.

You didn’t know this song too too well and now you know every word because you joined your vocal club at your school.

We started today with this beautiful piece of art. ❤️💃❤️

Toll gesungen. Mega Aufnahme!! Da geht einem das Herz auf!! 😊🎶🎵

I heard this for the first time last month from a Hertford junior girls choir and really enjoyed it. 😃

We did this for show choir, it was a total blast!

I love this song

This song in bass is really cool! Love this song!!

I performed this last year in Teen Arts chorus. A group of students that were in pop groups for our winter concert. This year we were gonna sing Somebody that I used to know but corona happened.

Doing this in choir!

This has Surpassed the original fr that little ba da da part the women do adds A MOUNTAIN of enjoyment Im just mad i didnt get to perform it haha

I love Africa by Toto, but haven't enjoyed rehearsing this arrangement of it, so far, but this may help. Useful having the pages turning at the right time.

Doing this for choir now!

My choir is singing this for our fall concert

This is great song and just recently actually we sung this with your music and I played the piano and It was amazing. We are going to do it again next year.

I did this in choir my senior year

Omg I love this

I’m doing this for my choir concert

Oh my lorddd I would kill to perform this with my choir

This sounds wonderful and amazing

I want to do this for choir so badly 😂😂😂 Edit: we might get to! We're trying to convince our director

We're doing this this year and in live it sound so amazing that I want to cry whenever we sing it

This is lovely

I have always wanted to do this and my wish came true today!😂 Not sure if it's exactly this version but obviously very similar so I am excited.😅

My show choir group and I are currently doing this for a concert coming up, this is one of the easier songs we're working on for an alto in training, I'm originally a soprano, so it's a little hard

This is a cool arrangement 🤩

Wooow!!! Very nice harmonies!!

My 8th grade choir has to perform this in the winter

We are doing this for choir.

Doing this for choir :D

I did a solo part for this song so fun!^^

I do this for choir festival

Wowo, really is amazing!

Y'all's next video should be Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson arr. Ed Lojeski.

Im singing this in Choir

When you find a great song for pop show for choir realizes it's over three minutes. 😢

I'm a tenor and it is to freaking hard

I love this song! One small thing is that y’all messed up on the lyrics. Y’all said “Hurry boy it’s waiting there for you” instead of “Hurry boy she’s waiting there for you” the last time.

Can you do Jump for my love by the Pointer sisters? Also, Missing you by John waite? I'll be waiting to hear it! Let me know if you can! I can't waite to hear your rendission of it.

Hi

solo 0:26 0:39 0:49 1:01 1:45 1:57

I don't know if Mr. Emerson will ever see this, but... Mr. Emerson, I adore your arrangement of "Africa", but I always have one big question every time I hear this. Do the Tenors have the melody in the chorus? I can't figure that one out. It sounds like it, but I'm never sure. Sorry for my ignorance, but I never could figure out the melody line when I heard Toto originally do it. Someone help me!! Hal Leonard Choral, feel free to chime in also, thanks!

Are there practice tracks to this song?

Stranger things this somehow played when barb was getting taken away from the demogorgan

2:51 uhhh 😳😳

Do do do do do do do bahhhh

Doing this for choir and somehow got myself stuck singing the scatters... Help

2:52

Wonder if any other linden kids are watching this

The first time I knew of Africa is actually though choir! And then after that I learnt that it was a meme song😂

what key is this in?

Why is this in my recommended

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0:33 too low for me

I don't want to be the one person who picks apart this arrangement, because don't get me wrong its amazing, but you've completely butchered the ending! The drum patterns in the end is missing a drum fill, and theres an entire repeat missing, not to mention the amazing solo that goes with it. if it weren't for that, I would being love with this tune. Another thing, at the beginning of each chorus, the beats are off, when they say "- a lot to drag me away-", they're coming in late and adding an extra beat, totally ruining the flow.

We sang this song in my choir last year and it was a big shit show lmao

Doing this in choir!!!