We will be performing this song again this year at our 30th Anniversary Concert June 10th and 11th. More information available at angelcitychorale.org/30Rocks/! Relive the magic in person or via livestream!

@lynday

Жыл бұрын

Oh, how I'd love to see you live. You people are amazing. Thank you for bringing the gift of music into our lives.

@overwatch3301

Жыл бұрын

can you live stream it please

@floydkendall2703

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this! My son, an extraordinary singer and musician, would have loved this ! May he RIP and Music! - Terri Kendall

@AngelCityChorale

Жыл бұрын

@@overwatch3301 yes we are livestreaming the June 11th performance. Details available at angelcitychorale.org/30Rocks/!

@AngelCityChorale

Жыл бұрын

@@lynday thank you! Join us in person on June 10th and 11th. We are also livestreaming the June 11th performance!

Anyone still here in 2024

@lumskull1084

3 ай бұрын

I’m with you 💯%

@teamwolfyta6511

3 ай бұрын

Yup.

@bradlevantis913

3 ай бұрын

Yep. Still adding to the total view count

@robertmoore8545

3 ай бұрын

Not me. I’m in 2023.

@jojoinrancho320

3 ай бұрын

It’s saved in my KZread library so I can watch it every once in a while. So beautiful!

Closed my eyes during the first minutes. My clothes are now drying from the rain.

@amberhalcyonart

8 жыл бұрын

Haha

Я за мир , за сотрудничество, за честь, за красивую музыку, за уважение. Привет из Благовещенска. Я в восторге❤

I am here april 2024

@musicamusica5506

22 күн бұрын

X2

Proved again that music is still humanity's only true salvation.

@JamesMcDowell

8 жыл бұрын

+Stephan du Plessis that's a bit of an assumption you've got there. Are you sure the world is that simple?

@2004Yvonne

8 жыл бұрын

+James McDowell Let us pretend, for just a minute, that this is so.

@JamesMcDowell

8 жыл бұрын

+Yvonne Hellyar why?

@Rewst0n

8 жыл бұрын

+James McDowell There are some "religious" groups out there that would forbid this type of singing :P

@JamesMcDowell

8 жыл бұрын

+Rewston what religion bans singing?

Вот, чем должны заниматься люди: радоваться жизни и творить, а не вот это вот всё

Какие прекрасные лица и глаза у всех этих поющих людей! Они все излучают СВЕТ и СЧАСТЬЕ!! А кокой чудесный ливень с громом изобразили!!! Великолепно!! Восторг!!! Благодарю!!!!

Ну почему мы не можем жить так же? Радоваться жизни, творить прекрасное?

@SochiSkylane

Ай бұрын

Конечно же можем. Все могут. Нужно просто брать и творить! :)

@user-yo2hv6xh8f

Ай бұрын

Ну так Живи, Радуйся, Твори! Сдвинься с места! 😊

Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the universal anthem of earth.

@thepoweroftheweed2215

4 жыл бұрын

That's pretty accurate dude

@baconair

4 жыл бұрын

Anthem of Toto*

@biaora

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Profound.

@ryanalegre6910

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean Africa?

@undefined7141

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been, still go. Been there to fight, been there to help. The content, the people are amazing. If you see this post, and if you can leave where you call home behind. It’s... well, it is not hard to understand how it was the birth place of man.

Michela Murgia sent me here. Probably you don’t know who she is but her work as an intellectual is strong, powerful, inclusive and honest. Grazie Michela ❤

@EC-tm9vs

10 ай бұрын

Anch'io sono qui grazie a lei🤗

@michelabattistini9417

10 ай бұрын

Anche io sono qua grazie a Michela Murgia, grande Miky!!!

@tome5446

10 ай бұрын

Anche io

@giuliabaro

10 ай бұрын

❤❤

@notaudree

10 ай бұрын

Anche io!

I felt the need to listen to this tonight. It’s 2024 I’ve listened 100 times and it still makes me cry Australia 😘😘

@user-ps7dd8qs1f

Ай бұрын

Я почему то всегда знала,что мои предки- родственники были - жили ❤в Австралии, может быть и Я в следующей жизни буду там ,где хочу😂

Дирижеру- респект!!!! Здоровски!!!!

Who's watching this again in 2021 😁✌🏼 Amazing!! 💓

@marhelenejoubert

3 жыл бұрын

I'm laying in bed in Johannesburg as rain falls outside .

@dimble111

3 жыл бұрын

It’s great. Greetings from London UK.

@maryerb6062

3 жыл бұрын

I still don't quite understand it but I love it!

@nordstream33

3 жыл бұрын

Mee

@mauriciodurazo6988

3 жыл бұрын

Mee

We need this as humanity. The creativity, humor, and unity. All of them working together to create something beautiful.

@sonia5497

3 жыл бұрын

Lindoooooo!!!!!!!!

@ThiagoGReis-bb9ro

3 жыл бұрын

My parents worked together and they made a amazing creature

@walmirafernandes4728

3 жыл бұрын

Maravilha!!!! Lindo

@luciachagasteles4441

3 жыл бұрын

Muito lindo.esperançoso. De onde é 9 coral? Incrível!!

@marciabrasil7496

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, very beautiful!!

Это упражнение психологической групповой терапии мы делали в1998г. Интересно посмотреть со стороны) Слаженность оркестра, хорошая работа дирижёра) Спасибо

Впечатляет ! Воодушевляет ! Благодарю за возможность видеть и слышать изумительное Творчество! Очень талантливо ❣️

I feel like crying the time that all the voices sing

The dislikes are from people who weren't blessed by the rains down in Africa

@scottkingentertains

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously!

@matthewwolosin2247

5 жыл бұрын

Jessica Escobar and Pitbull fans

Люблю грозу в начале мая... Хотя сегодня 5 апреля... День рождения моего папы... Ему бы исполнилось 77... красивая цифра... Но его уже 26 лет как нет с нами... Он очень любил музыку... Думаю, что ему бы понравился этот хорал... Спасибо за настроение

Впечатлило!!! Красивые голоса, потрясающие эффекты!

I just love how they make the rain effect

finally a KZread video I can share with my mom

Что это было? Надо же такое придумать, имитация дождя… восторг!!!❤

Люди очнитесь!Кто пишет плохие комментарии,им классно вместе и они счастливы там очень мощная положительная энергетика которая за заряжает все вокруг Если такого было больше не было бы войн на нашей земле ❤❤❤любви всем 🙏🙏🙏🌈🌞

It is simply astounding that rubbing hands, snapping fingers, patting your lap can bring the sound of the arrival of the rains! Africa is truly the motherland!

OMG THE RAIN SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS A CHILD IN MY HOME TOWN IN ZAMBIA EVERY DECEMBER. WHAT MEMORIES. THANK YOU

@BeeLane-qr9fn

6 ай бұрын

South Africa too.

Close your eyes....it was a thunder storm to bring you into the vocals...art personified

Слышу впервые, хотя видео 10 летней давности. Восхитительно, просто Браво! 👏👏👏

During my time singing in choirs, I don't think that I ever experienced the obvious joy shown by this choir. Too many choral singers take everything so seriously and miss out on the fun that these have.

@dontworrybehappy4525

Жыл бұрын

I wanna to write "Emozionante" (ITA) but it isn't describbing all that charge what has this exhibition. So I'll not write nothing, cause yours evaluations is more fulfiling what I'm feeling than my own words.

@KarlstadDrums

Жыл бұрын

Yes agree, many seem to take it too serious and don't have fun. The people in this choir/chorale genuinely seems to have love it!

@candieedwards6741

Жыл бұрын

@@dontworrybehappy4525 Birthday for 22

DAD: "TURN THAT OFF NOW" Me: "But why?" DAD: "We have bigger speakers downstairs....NOW!"

@yudhajitghosh8094

4 жыл бұрын

That has got to be the most original comment I've ever seen

@astro7484

4 жыл бұрын

@@yudhajitghosh8094 I really can't tell whether you're being authentic or sarcastic 🙂

@DaZsCentral

3 жыл бұрын

Yudhajit Ghosh it ain’t original I’ve seen it a few times already

@astro7484

3 жыл бұрын

@@DaZsCentral I still think his comment was sarcastic

Oh quelle belle découverte, chorale pleine de vie de joie innovante 🙏🙏🙏et 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Anne Marie

This beautiful arrangement was done 10 years ago but this Toto song is timeless even after 42 years (1982). I hope every new generation finds this band and their music.

@PeilanYang

Ай бұрын

I know the band,TOTO, although I don’t remember their looks, but this song is a masterpiece!

so this is what happy people look like

It's now 2023. This song, this group is ageless. I listen to it several times a year. What talent.

Хор, когда голоса сливаются - это наслаждение и высший кайф, когда все выходит и получается МУЗЫКА!

I've watched this video *so* many times, and one of the things that keeps bringing me back to it are the joyous expressions on many of the singers' faces. They clearly were having a wonderful time performing this song. Sometimes when I feel overwhelmed by the pain and sadness in life, it helps to remember that there is also fun and delight.; this video helps me remember that!

@civlyzed

10 ай бұрын

Agreed, and I find myself coming back to this performance at least once a year. My dad and I didn't share many musical tastes, but I remember him tapping his foot and humming along when I had Toto's version playing. I wish he could've have been around to see this performance, he would've loved it! Miss ya, pop!

@GreenElfMom

9 ай бұрын

@@civlyzed, I was touched by what you wrote. I wish your dad *could* have watched this video with you. Who knows, maybe he still can and does!

When they said “👏🤲🙌👐👋” I felt that!

Wow... that was an outstanding performance.

@AngelCityChorale

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ray!

I don’t know why, but this video always makes me want to cry of joy. It’s absolutely perfect, this is the only way to ever perform Africa, and the joy they’re having why doing it is incredible. 🙏🏻

This is wonderful! I have never heard a better choral performance. At this wonderful performance, I close KZread and go to bed to keep a piece of this happiness in my memory!!!!!!😊

I GET CHILLS EVERYTIME EVERY TIME IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY I'M GETTING COLD

Lying in my bed tonight listening to the sound of the rain falling on my roof. Thank God I live in the most beautiful country on earth South Africa.

@GypsySilver

Жыл бұрын

Did you BLESS the rain though?! ☝😉

Я тоже так хочу, вместе с вами! Чудо, чудо,чудо!

Отличные голоса, превосходная работа дирижёра, красивый мотив. Браво!!!

The opening gave me chills and teary eyes. I love humanity sometimes.

@emanueltriadmojosuryokusum9136

4 жыл бұрын

Nice...

@chantlady

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@fulgenjbatista4640

4 жыл бұрын

💜🎵💜

@fulgenjbatista4640

4 жыл бұрын

💎 UNIQUE , TOUCHING , GENIUS 💎 🙏 THANK YOU FOR THE APOTHEOSIS 🙏 💜🎵💜

@0mally13

3 жыл бұрын

When the chorus dropped!!!!!!!! Talk about chills...

I have 1 rule: I will listen to this cover at least once a year every year until I die 2013 - check 2014 - check 2015 - check 2016 - check 2017 - check 2018 - check 2019 - check 2020 - check 2021 - check See ya next year

@viperbot5311

3 жыл бұрын

alright see u then

@elisabethnerolk2283

2 жыл бұрын

don't die on the way there!!

@mattim4608

2 жыл бұрын

if u dont answer 2022 we pray 4 u

Многое бы отдала за участие в таком прекрасном хоре!

@user-fn5br3lk8x

Ай бұрын

И я!

Wow! Timeless! March 2024

My favorite part is they are all SMILING! They look like they're having a wonderful time and singing for the pure pleasure of it. Beautiful!

The rain is still the coolest thing I've seen a choir do!

7 минут с Богом в сердце, с чистыми помыслами в душе и единением в одной цели - И СТОЛЬКО ЛЮБВИ НА ЛИЦАХ ВСЕХ УЧАСТНИКОВ ХОРА 🥰👍 Но видимо на дольше в человеческом сердце и уме не хватает терпения поддерживать единый порыв любви и дружелюбия... Если бы так было со всеми людьми ВСЕГДА - слышать шелест листьев на ветру перед дождём, шум первых дождевых капель, понимать гул ливня и грохот грозы... И ЛЮБИТЬ ЭТОТ УДИВИТЕЛЬНЕЙШИЙ МИР, беречь его для своих потомков и никогда не воевать друг с другом. Ведь места под солнцем всем хватает ‼️... Но нет, мы люди не способны исполнять Заповеди Божьи - любить Бога, любить друг друга и даже врагов... И уметь прощать!!!))) Хорошо, что ещё способны петь о прекрасном‼️✨☀️🕊️🎼🎶🪻💐Спасибо!))) Очень уж тронуло за душу 🙏🙏🙏Храни нас всех Господь 💓

Yes, from Brazil, so amazing perfirmance.

"Alright choir, before the performance - and I can't stress this enough - don't use hand lotion."

@AngelCityChorale

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 😂😂😂

Can't believe they named an entire continent after this song

Wow April 2024

Best. Ever. Totally awesome.

I like how this video was published 7 years ago but people still comment almost daily. Really shows how great this piece is.

@mori4160

3 жыл бұрын

Still is until now

@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars

3 жыл бұрын

I come back and back to relisten as it's phenomenal and watch as the sheer happiness on their faces is absolutely glorious 💖💖

this was great. Now time go back to my gangsta rap.

Прекрасно! Не перестаю смотреть и слушать❤ С любовьб из России. Москва.

Fantasticcc!!Fantástico!!❤❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏🖐🖐🖐❤❤❤❤

"Yeah, the rain and stuff is cool, but how do we make sure this gets on Reddit?" "Africa."

@billsgui

6 жыл бұрын

erm... I mean, the music is called Africa by Toto

@tashac1785

6 жыл бұрын

I came here from Reddit

I watched this a few times this morning. As with most videos that involve people singing and/or moving in unison, it brought me to tears. I thought about that and wondered, "why does this make my heart swell and my eyes leak?" The answer came so quickly: Look at the faces of each person here. Men and women, different ages, skin tone, race, dress, hair, probably different religions or beliefs too. I'll bet most don't even have a great solo voice! But none of that is highlighted. The only thing we get to see (and enjoy) is something of pure beauty and magic that happens when a whole bunch of different people come together for one common reason.

@suefink1040

7 жыл бұрын

Leanne Lavoie exactly what we want to model right now. Thanks for these comments

@stkottmann

7 жыл бұрын

This expresses exactly my feelings

@analiamunoz6957

6 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly, word by word.

Was für eine Atmosphäre, es erreicht das Herz. Wunderbar Danke

Certain songs, when done well, bring a tear to this old mans eyes. This performance was one of them.

I LOVE the choir director, she looks so lovely and it certainly seems as if she's enjoying herself immensely

@suefink1040

7 жыл бұрын

Marieke vdAkker thanks! I am!

@marlachristensen2076

Жыл бұрын

:)

Oh, my goodness, what a beautiful, bold rendition of what is perhaps the most memorable song of the '80s to me, certainly full of grit and soul! Thanks so much for posting... .

Великолепное исполнение!!! Россия❤

@doctor_mozzzg

Ай бұрын

Хеллоу! 🥰

Love the diversity of people. Humanity at it’s best

@1954telecaster

7 ай бұрын

The blacks are only 15% of the choir but they commit 80% of the crime 🤔

The joy on their faces!

@stevebaugus8271

7 жыл бұрын

The joy on their faces just gives me goosebumps

When you think you’ve heard it all then this happens. That sounded like a sudden storm. Absolutely wonderful!

@MultiGTAlover

2 жыл бұрын

Watch Perpetuum Jazzile...

As amazing as this choir was, let’s give it up for the conductor! She managed everyone, and made it look easy!! OMG!! Seriously!! It looked like my Grandmother knitting me a song!! I love it!!

@GreenElfMom

5 ай бұрын

I LOVE the way you put this: " It looked like my Grandmother knitting me a song!"

The director is Amazing. Love the rain effects

Every now and then this pops up in my suggestions and I listen and LOVE it all over again.

So quarentine brought us all here?? The art gives us peace in this craziness world

@pluieesoleil

4 жыл бұрын

Prolly

@edenda-costa8888

4 жыл бұрын

Thank god we had music. Have u every thaught how life wouldvr been without it?

OMG! THANKS!

March 2024. Still fascinated by this ❤️

Listened to this the umpteenth time, still goosebumps.

Totally knocked out by the opening, didn't see it coming!!!

Always!! Living in South Africa ❤

Я не сразу поняла,что они делают..думала хор глухонемых....но потом...закрыв глаза пришло озарение..как красиво!!!! Гроза..дождь..как похоже!!! Сегодня день памяти моего брата..и я плачу. Спасибо за этот шедевр.

I have reached the 4th hour of the morning. School is mere hours away, sleep is not present and here I am. Life is good

@linky202

6 жыл бұрын

That's adulting at its finest

9 years, and i still come here to listen this masterpiece, thank you :)

Помню были на гастролях и хор из Йоханнесбурга исполнил эту песню, так потом лил сильный дождь!

the beginning where they perfectly emulate the sounds of wind, rain and storms? world class

I keep coming back to this one..always raises my spirit.

@KazzyCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 🙏🏼❤

@maryerb6062

3 жыл бұрын

YOU SAID IT-- THIS IS FABULOUS!!

@susanstamper4580

3 жыл бұрын

I listen to this every day

@JenCole2107

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! 💜

@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars

3 жыл бұрын

And me, it's absolutely incredible 💖💖💖

Meanwhile my school chorus sounds like a bunch of cats dying in a microwave

@saturn3344

5 жыл бұрын

I sound like a dying calf in a hail storm.

@hugoboncar

5 жыл бұрын

Looks like you play your part in that =p

@MacCadalso

5 жыл бұрын

You copied this comment from the one video of agt.

@MacCadalso

5 жыл бұрын

Shame smh

@hugoboncar

5 жыл бұрын

@@MacCadalso I copied this comment from where?

This song brings gratitude for life. This is a praying. Thanks, God!

Amazing performance! I've almost cracked my screen while smashing the like button 😁

When the entire chorus said "Hurry boy she's waiting there for you." I genuinely got chills

Dorothy: "I miss Kansas." Toto: "I miss the rains down in Africa."

Their faces say it all. What an amazing talented bunch of people to pull this off beautifully.

Это потрясло меня, как никогда! ❤❤❤

This song has one of the most powerfully evocative melodies ever written. I get teary eyed every time I hear it. I don’t know why but I get an emotional rush every time.

Oh my goodness, that rain effect is phenomenal! Loved it! And i really liked the arrangement as well. Very well done, y'all!

Потрясающе!!! У меня под окном дождь начинает песню: завязка - по подоконнику, апогей- разверзлись хлЯби ,развязка- громыхнуло, конец - лужи на лужайке. Я такого не слышала.спасибо.

Как же это прекрасно! Браво!!! Брависсимо!!!❤❤❤❤❤

To anyone listening to this while isolated... It will be okay. ❤

@OneVancatPlaceVancat

4 жыл бұрын

Any version, any time . ♥

@Vero19733

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your words. I feel better.

Dude, I listen to this everyday now! Who’s with me?!

@lukegutierrez909

6 жыл бұрын

Hazel BlueHope im with you..

@dogdonut3

6 жыл бұрын

Hazel BlueHope me too!

I think I saw you guys perform this on tv a few years ago. This is beautiful til this day. There are those who are busy tearing others and entire groups of people down and then there’s beauty like this. Thank you for being the light in the dark.