There’s an apparent irony to the installation. “The installation is supposed to be a bit like a treasure that only the most loyal of Toto fans can find,” he tells Joshua Bote at NPR.
I think that's a great compliment,” he tells BBC News.Īnyone hoping to track down the installation will likely need to acquire a leave of absence from work first on his website, Siedentopf indicates its “approximate location” by circling the entire Namib Desert in red. “Some love it and some say it’s probably the worst sound installation ever. He decided a fitting way to pay tribute to it was by letting it play on forever in Africa. The catchiness of the song inspired Siedentopf to create the work he genuinely can’t get "Africa" out of his system, telling Cascone that he personally has listened to it more than 400 times. Sarah Cascone at artnet News reports that Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf is behind the new sound installation, which he installed in an undisclosed location in the Namib Desert.įittingly called Toto Forever, it uses a solar-powered MP3 player hooked up to six speakers situated on pedestals to broadcast the kalimba-heavy song into the surrounding dunes. Now, the Karaoke standby that you either love to love or love to hate is set to play on an endless loop in the continent of Africa, in the nation of Namibia, specifically. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.Since the soft-rock, synth-heavy “Africa” was released in 1982, the Toto masterwork has made appearances on countless television shows, internet memes, and, as of late, been reimagined on the airwaves by the likes of Weezer and Pitbull.
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As a matter of fact *checks bank account* free is the only price.\n\nKeep going for a short video. And, God willing, that person will be me - I've been needing a new sound system for my apartment, and free is definitely the right price. My guess is just about one minute after somebody discovers it. \n\nMr Siedentopf says he hopes the song will play for another 55 million years.\n\n\"Most parts of the installation were chosen to be as durable as possible, but I'm sure the harsh environment of the desert will devour the installation eventually.\"\n\nI wonder how long it really will last. I think that's a great compliment.\"\n\nHe has chosen an undisclosed spot in the 55-million-year-old Namib desert to set up six speakers attached to an MP3 player with the single track on it. Some more info while I play Rebecca Black's 'Friday' and daydream that it really is:\n\n \" wanted to pay the song the ultimate homage and physically exhibit 'Africa' in Africa,\" explains the 27-year-old artist.\n\n\n\"Some love it and some say it's probably the worst sound installation ever. \n\nBecause art means different things to different people (to me, tasteful nudes all day every day), this is a video demonstration of the art installation erected by Namibian artist Max Siedentopf, which consists of a solar-battery powered sound system endlessly playing Toto's 'Africa' on loop in the coastal Namib Desert. As a matter of fact *checks bank account* free is the only price. "Most parts of the installation were chosen to be as durable as possible, but I'm sure the harsh environment of the desert will devour the installation eventually." Mr Siedentopf says he hopes the song will play for another 55 million years. He has chosen an undisclosed spot in the 55-million-year-old Namib desert to set up six speakers attached to an MP3 player with the single track on it. "Some love it and some say it's probably the worst sound installation ever. Some more info while I play Rebecca Black's 'Friday' and daydream that it really is: " wanted to pay the song the ultimate homage and physically exhibit 'Africa' in Africa," explains the 27-year-old artist. Because art means different things to different people (to me, tasteful nudes all day every day), this is a video demonstration of the art installation erected by Namibian artist Max Siedentopf, which consists of a solar-battery powered sound system endlessly playing Toto's 'Africa' on loop in the coastal Namib Desert.
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