The Band Toto Asia
Toto was expanding its production facilities overseas, and was doing business in France and Germany, Indonesia, Korea and Taiwan, Thailand and the People's Republic of China. Toto considered North America as a growth market for Washlet bidet seats and toilets, in contrast to its "base" markets of Japan and China.
Dhaniram Toto was recording Toto words to ensure that the next generation could comprehend the words. Many words were replaced with foreign ones. For instance dui, which is Bengali for verandah, was used.
Origins
Incorporated in 1917, Toto's early years were a mirror
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The company began expanding overseas in the late 1980s to profit from new markets and sales opportunities. It created the Cera Trading Company, importing and marketing other manufacturers' products to complement its own line of plumbing fittings and sanitary earthenware. This strategy helped to increase sales and expand the market share of the company globally.
In the 1990s, Toto began to focus on research and development of water-related appliances. It also redesigned its system of distribution to better serve customers and improve profit. The company used the same just-in time approach in its supply chain management and sales program. This led to a higher level customer satisfaction.
Toto continues to invent with regard to toilet technology. Its latest toilet, for example, has a strong tornado flush that is more environmentally green than traditional toilets. The company makes use of recycled water for its manufacturing process and has a green buying policy. Apart from toilets, Toto manufactures faucets and bathtubs and hand dryers that are more efficient in terms of energy consumption than typical models.
The first Toto museum opened in the year 2015. It features exhibits on Toto’s seminal products as well as their evolution, group companies (all of which are made from ceramics) and the history of plumbing, and other products like bath units. In a separate gallery you can view Toto products that are sold across the world. The museum even includes a bathroom with the WASHLET toilet, as well as other toilet-related innovations.
Before forming Toto the band, members of the band did session work for various musicians. Keyboardist David Paich, drummer Jeff Porcaro and guitarists Mike Porcaro and Steve Lukather all performed on the album Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs. They also performed on albums by Steely Dan, Seals and Crofts, and Sonny and Cher.
Discography
With a name like Asia one would think that the group would be prog kings and queens but they're actually a fairly straightforward rock group. The group was formed as four-piece, and released two albums that were self-titled in 1979 and 1980's Armed to the Teeth. But even though the band have a wide range of musical backgrounds their biggest hit came in 1982 with Toto IV.
The album was a massive blockbuster, but it was not without its difficulties. Record companies placed the band on the place with the directive "give us a hit record or we'll take you off the market" and the pressure was on to meet the deadline. Toto was able to achieve this through the aid of the hit song "Africa."
Toto's musical mastery is a result of their previous experiences. Before forming the group,
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The album begins with a hefty dose of hard rock, with songs such as Running Out of Time and Unknown Soldier showcasing the bands ability to write great AOR songs that slowly work their hooks into you. The album also contains slow, jazzier tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. The album concludes with Great Expectations, a song which combines folk and distorted AOR and could sound totally wrong, but works wonderfully well.
After Toto IV the band's fortunes started to plummet. David Hungate left the band to pursue a solo career and the band was dominated by drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball was fired from the group in the wake of drug charges and the group continued to perform as a trio featuring Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.
Despite the turmoil, Toto forged ahead and released Isolation however, which was not as successful as IV. However, the band managed to release another chart-topping album in the year 1992 with Kingdom of Desire. This album marked the end of Toto's lineup and the debut of Simon Phillips, a new singer.
Tours
The band has performed across the world to a global crowd of millions, with sold-out shows in Europe, North America, Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. The repertoire of the band is extensive and their catalogue has amassed over one billion streams on streaming services worldwide. The band's music has inspired many generations of fans.
Steve Lukather and Joe Williams have formed a strong, colorful friendship that thrives professionally on a worldwide basis. In 2018 the duo celebrated their 40th anniversary of Tours Around The Sun by a hugely profitable global tour. The album with the same title was ranked at #5 on the Billboard 200. The band's latest tour includes their most popular songs, rarely performed live deep-cuts and an assortment of songs from Lukather's and Williams' individual catalogues.
TOTO has a Net Promoter Score of 20. This score is a measure of the likelihood that customers will recommend the brand. Promoters are those who give a good score to the company and encourage others to use its products and services. Detractors are those who rate the company poorly and may even actively discourage others from using their products or services.
Join Toto to have a unique experience in Asia. This highlights tour includes luxurious accommodation, a cruise on the most luxurious cruise ship on Halong Bay and an exploration of Angkor Wat, a mystical temple that was once the home of the French called Indochine. Also, you'll spend a night in the charming town of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city that is a feast for the senses. This is a trip that you will not want to miss!
Line-up
The band's third album, Turn Back, marked the return to the traditional sextet arrangement of previous albums and was a more powerful, constant effort with an edge that was stronger than Hydra. Its edgier sound reflected the maturation of the group and featured drummer Bobby Kimball's increased proficiency on the drums, as well as an improved, mature vocal delivery from singer Joseph Williams. David Paich's work was sharper, more intricate and less cloying than on previous efforts.
After touring to promote their album, the group recorded their Amsterdam live concert that was released on Eagle Records as a 2-CD set entitled Falling In Between. A new studio album was released just a few months later and the group went on a long-distance tour in support of it. During this time keyboardist Greg Phillinganes filled in for Paich and bassist David Hungate left the group to spend more time with his family.
In 1998, Paich & Lukather began searching through old tapes & demos to discover songs that hadn't been recorded prior to. It was released as a double-album titled Then & Now in 2001. It was the band's first album without one single track titled "A". The album also included a previously unreleased track titled "Kari-Anne".
By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group's fourth record, Old Is New was a commercial failure and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis,
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Downes and the other members of Asia--Wetton, Palmer, and Howe--convened an event in England in the beginning of 2006 to discuss the possibility of formally reforming the group. This lineup, minus Howe (who was busy with Yes at the time) was later referred to as Toto XIV and toured extensively.
In 2010, the band reunited for another reunion tour with a slightly different line-up, including guitarists Mike Porcaro and Steve Lukather, drummer John Pierce,
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