Behold the guitar instrumental cover of Toto's Africa you didn't know you needed

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Mateus Asato is on a roll

Mateus Asato has followed up his recent Beatles and Tears For Fears instrumental covers with another gem; this time it's Toto's AOR classic Africa that's getting the fingerstyle treatment. This time on a stunning Gretsch White Falcon.

Asato's masterful voicings prove will give students a lot to unpick here. And if that's whet your appetite you can check out his recent original piece The Cure below. 

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Rob Laing
Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.