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    A Sound Installation That Plays Toto's 'Africa' Is Waiting There For You In The Desert

    The life of Toto's "Africa" has perhaps reached its logical end with Max Siedentopf's absurdist art installation "Toto Forever," which will play "Africa" in the Namib Desert "for all eternity."
    by Joshua Bote Jan 14, 2019 1 minute
    Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf installed "Toto Forever" late last December while back home with his family in Namibia.

    From soft-rock smash to karaoke staple to Internet bait, the shelf life of Toto's 1982 smash "Africa" has reached remarkable, unexpected lengths.

    Perhaps it's finally reached its logical conclusion with

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