<P> I was about 11 when the New York World's Fair took place, and I went to the African pavillion with my family . I saw the real thing...It was the first time I witnessed somebody playing one beat and not straying from it, like a religious experience, where it gets loud, and everyone goes into a trance . </P> <P> The music video was directed by Steve Barron . In the video, a researcher in a library (portrayed by band member David Paich) tries to match a scrap of a picture of a shield to the book from which it was torn out . As he continues his search, a librarian (Jenny Douglas - McRae) working at a desk takes occasional notice of him, while natives in the surrounding jungle begin to close in on the library . When the researcher finds a book entitled Africa, the native throws a spear (the shield the native carries is the same as the one in the picture), toppling stacks of books . Africa falls open to the page from which the scrap was torn, but a lantern lands on it and sets it on fire, after which the librarian's eyeglasses are shown falling to the floor . The scenes are intercut with shots of a spinning globe and the band performing atop a stack of giant hardcover books, in which Africa is the topmost . </P> <P> This video also features Mike Porcaro on bass, replacing David Hungate, who had already left the band before the video was made . Lenny Castro is also featured in the video on percussion . </P> <P> In 2012, "Africa" was listed by music magazine NME in 32nd place on its list of "50 Most Explosive Choruses". </P>

I guess it rains down in africa song