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in 2018 a Namibian musician set up a permanent solar-powered sound installation at an undisclosed location in the Namib Desert in Africa with six speakers attached to an MP3 player that play s Toto s classic tune Africa on a continuous loop.

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Fun Fact: in 2018 a Namibian musician set up a permanent solar-powered sound installation at an undisclosed location in the Namib Desert in Africa with six speakers attached to an MP3 player that play’s Toto’s classic tune ‘Africa’ on a continuous loop.

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