Kindergarten
Africa was written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro
It was recorded in 1981 and released in 1982
The genre is soft-rock
Mostly conjunct
Wide vocal range
E-pentatonic scale
Syllabic
Mostly mezzoforte (moderately loud)
Chorus is forte
Moderately fast
Pop/Verse-chorus structure
There are repeated sections as well as a D.S. al Coda
Diatonic
Chord pattern A - G#m - C#m is in every section apart from the chorus
Drum kit + other percussion
12-string acoustic guitar
Synthesisers
Recorder
Vocals + Backing vocals
2/2
Ostinato
Syncopation
Homophonic
Melody and accompaniment