Clue: Entirely independent new group getting platinum from Africa (2,4)
Answer: IN TOTO
Explanation: Entirely independent new group getting platinum from Africa (2,4)
**I**(ndependent) + **N**(ew) + **TOTO** ("group getting platinum from Africa") 
*Released in 1982, *Africa* was a platinum-selling single by American band, Toto.