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Amtha Kol in Lome (Togo) during the shooting of her Thank You Baba music video.
The following music video was shot in Lome (Togo) during the December 2013 Amtha Kol's stay in her native land.

This afro-jazz gospel song, written composed and masterfully performed by Amtha Kol, appears on the first track of her recently released album My Best Friend.

In this original Thanksgiving Hymn composed and sung in Ewe Guen-Mina language of Ghana, Togo and the Republic of Benin, Amtha Kol appeals to her audience as eyewitnesses and says:

Come listen and see with your own eyes. What happens to me does not come from me, but from God to whom I say and shall always say a big “Thank You Baba!”

The female artist singer-songwriter evokes practical changes in her life:

Since Your blessing, everything has changed for the better: in my marriage, about my children and my vocation as a singer; even my way of walking has changed!”

And this Thank You Baba!  flashes back continuously as a chorus loop, with a pounding rhythm in response to the question:


To whom do I owe all that?”

Excerpt from My Best Friend, which is Amtha Kol’s 6th album. The title <em>Ale Miawoe </em> is track 7 of 10.
Excerpt from My Best Friend , which is Amtha Kol’s 6th album. Thank You Baba  is track 1 of 10 successfull titles on this album which includes Thank You Baba, Prayer For Peace, Woyade?, My Best Friend 1, My Best Friend 2, Take It Easy, Ale Miawoe?, Tout Doucement, Je Crois En Dieu, Loin De Toi Près De Moi.

Content of the song Thank You Baba translated from Ewe Guen-Mina language by Clement R. Lawson.