AFRICA

Question 1

Who composed Africa?

Answer 1

Jeff porcaro
David Paich

Question 2

What key is Africa in?

Answer 2

B major

Question 3

How long is the intro?

Answer 3

4 bars

Question 4

How long is verse 1?

Answer 4

Bars 5-39, 35 bars long

Question 5

How long is verse 2?

Answer 5

Bars 14-39, 26 bars long

Question 6

How long is chorus 1 and chorus 2?

Answer 6

Bars 40-57, 18 bars long

Question 7

How long is link 1 and link 2?

Answer 7

Bars 58-65, 8 bars long

Question 8

How long is the instrumental?

Answer 8

Bars 66-82, 17 bars long

Question 9

How long is chorus 3?

Answer 9

Bars 40-92, 22 bars long

Question 10

How long is the outro?

Answer 10

Bars 93-96, 4 bars long

Question 11

What time signature is Africa in?

Answer 11

Simple duple time- 2/2 (split common time)- with two minim beats in every bar

Question 12

What rhythms are used in Africa in the riffs?

Answer 12

Uses distinctive OSTINATO RHYTHMS for both riffs, consisting almost totally of QUAVERS, with constant use of SYNCOPATION.

Question 13

What are the vocal rhythms like in Africa?

Answer 13

Vocal rhythms looks complex but follows the natural rhythm of the lyrics.

Question 14

When was Africa recorded?

Answer 14

Recorded by the American rock band Toto in 1981 for their fourth studio album entitled TOTO IV

Question 15

When was Africa released?

Answer 15

Released in 1982 and reached number one in America in 5th February 1983

Question 16

What genre is Africa?

Answer 16

Soft rock

Question 17

What instruments are used in Africa?

Answer 17

ROCK BAND: drum kit with additional percussion, lead and bass guitars, synthesisers, male lead vocals and male backing vocals

Question 18

What’s the melody like in Africa?

Answer 18

mostly CONJUNT (moving in step) with a WIDE VOCAL RANGE.

Question 19

What scale is used in Riff B?

Answer 19

Riff b uses the pentatonic scale, interpreted through E major.

Question 20

What happens with the vocals toward the end of the song?

Answer 20

VOCAL IMPROVISATIONS occur towards the end of the song.

Question 21

What’s the texture like in Africa?

Answer 21

Homophonic: melody and accompaniment

Question 22

What’s the Tonality of Africa?

Answer 22

The majority of song is in B major whilst the Choruses are all in A major, BAA,BAA,BAA

Question 23

What’s the tempo of Africa?

Answer 23

Moderately fast.

Question 24

What are the dynamics like in Africa?

Answer 24

Most of the song is mezzo-forte (moderately loud) whilst the choruses are forte

Question 25

What’s the Harmony like?

Answer 25

Diatonic; mixture of root positions and inverted chords.

Question 26

When is riff a heard?

Answer 26

Riff A can be heard during the intro, verses, link sections, instrumental, and outro

Question 27

What chord pattern is used in riff a?

Answer 27

A three-chord pattern : A-G#m-C#m

Question 28

What chord pattern is used in the chorus?

Answer 28

VI-IV-I-V
F#m-D-A-E

Question 29

What’s the harmonic rhythm in Africa?

Answer 29

It’s mostly once per bar, the rate of chord change