UNC Clef Hangers - Africa (Spring 2009)

By fan request, here's the UNC Clef Hangers with Toto's "Africa, with soloist Ryan White and help from David Hall and Cameron Rosenow, at their 2009 Spring Concert in Chapel Hill

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• africa

[Katjive]

Will this song make it onto an album sometime in the future??? I would definitely buy this!

[clefhangerfan]

@Katjive A version of Africa from 2003 is on the Clef's "Breeze" CD. Take a look at w w w (dot) clefhangers (dot) c o m under 'Albums'. I THINK you can still buy/order Breeze... Beyond that, it MIGHT make it onto a future CD because it is SUCH a tradition and trademark song for the guys, but who knows if/when... By the way, special Clefs Christmas CD coming out this Fall and their next regular CD due out in April 2011!

[bafrank3poc]

This is the best version of Africa. In the past I was sure I had seen a Clef Hanger performance of Awimaway (The Lion Sleeps Tonight). Is it still on YouTube, or am I mistaken?

[clefhangerfan]

@bafrank3poc It isn't something they've done in the last 5 years, but there might be an old video somewhere of them doing it from a long time ago.

[xaliaxiong]

where was this one at?

[clefhangerfan]

Details in the description on the upper right hand part of this page.

[TheAliasMen]

You guys own SNC on this one. Love it!

[dcnole]

I think David really did a great job here. That high part is an unbelievable gut-buster for a male singer that isn't resorting to falsetto. In other versions of this song on youtube, he was really fighting the part. Here, I think he nailed it. Oh, and I think Ryan's lead solo is the best of all the videos too, though that might have a bit to do with the tremendous audio quality of this video.

[gweenarr]

@Katjive If it helps, I just bought House Rules which was released in 2011, and Africa is on it.

[PatSikorski]

I'm in love with Ryan... honestly... A voice is the single sexiest thing a guy can have. It makes me melt honestly his voice is like Ryan Dan and Josh Groban had a gorgeous baby who is a god.

[ericpdimarzio]

@TheGarandGuy It's still a difficult song to sing and I am all for playing around with keys. Look at what they did for "if your out there to allow Andrew Simpson, a bass, to sing it. Personally, I am a John Legend fan and I still prefer that key. Furthermore, Ryan has a true full round baritone, he sounds better in the lower part of his range. So you drop the key down not because someone is inadequate, you do it to better fit the voices you have. It isnt just about david, all benefit

[donuts71]

Awesome! Only version I might like better is Perpetuum Jazzle's

[seanusk]

The harmonies on the chorus are exquisite. Sounds like one voice in three chords. Great performance.

[TheGarandGuy]

@dcnole He nailed it here because they sung it lower than they normally do....

[TheGarandGuy]

@dcnole David only found it easier because they're sining in a different key to previous versions so it is lower for him to sing.