Toto in the Desert
One of my very favorite songs from the 1980's: "AFRICA" by Toto.
So when this news came out just a couple days ago, it gave me a smile........
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 has finally reached its logical conclusion with one multimedia artist's new sound installation, which plays the 1982 smash on loop until the end of time deep in the, er, coastal Namib desert.
Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf installed Toto Forever late last December while back home with his family in Namibia. Six speakers are placed atop individual plinths and attached to an MP3 player that contains only the song; the entire thing is powered by solar energy with the promise that it will run "for all eternity."
What a cool idea. But I suspect this installation won't last more than a month. Someone will find it and either destroy it or take it.
More info:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/toto-africa-namibia-desert-scli-intl/index.html
http://maxsiedentopf.com/toto-forever
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
So when this news came out just a couple days ago, it gave me a smile........
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 has finally reached its logical conclusion with one multimedia artist's new sound installation, which plays the 1982 smash on loop until the end of time deep in the, er, coastal Namib desert.
Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf installed Toto Forever late last December while back home with his family in Namibia. Six speakers are placed atop individual plinths and attached to an MP3 player that contains only the song; the entire thing is powered by solar energy with the promise that it will run "for all eternity."
What a cool idea. But I suspect this installation won't last more than a month. Someone will find it and either destroy it or take it.
More info:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/toto-africa-namibia-desert-scli-intl/index.html
http://maxsiedentopf.com/toto-forever
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
