When a group of people, sometimes even hundreds or thousands, do a combination of singing, dancing and chanting to express unhappiness about something. In the southern part of africa, when the people are unhappy about something, usually something regarding the
government, a group of people feeling strongly about the cause
will organize a toi toi and take to the street. It usually gets alot of media attention. Most commonly performed by black people although in recent years
white and coloured people have started joining in. A toi toi is often used as part as a protest