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Nana Ama Safowaah | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ama Safowaah |
| Also known as | Mama Tanto |
| Born | 7 August 1964 |
| Genres | Gospel, contemporary gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, counselor and prophetess |
| Years active | (2007–present) |
| Labels | Tanto Records |
| Website | www |
Nana Ama Safowaah,[1] who is also known as Mama Tanto is a Ghanaian gospel singer, songwriter, counselor and a Minister of God's word, the Gospel.
Nana Ama Safowaah is the first child of nine children of Daniel Kwarteng and Mary Oteng (Eno Mary), both Asantes from Ntonso and Mampong respectively. She was born on 7 August 1964 at the Komfo Anokye Hospital in the Ashanti Region but lived in Takoradi most of her life.
Early life and education
Nana Ama Safowaah started her early schooling in Collins Avenue Primary (Takoradi) where she completed her Primary and Junior Secondary Education. She then proceeded to Islamic secretariat at Abrepo in the Ashanti Region. Currently, she has a Bachelor's Degree in Family Counseling from Central University College (Prampram – Accra).
She can speak Twi, Fanti, English, Spanish and French languages.
Apart from music, she also had an interest in sports and travel. This is evident in her travel to Lagos(Nigeria), Abidjan(Ivory Coast), Barcelona and Madrid(Both of Spain) as a young and upcoming sports lady. She is also into trading activities in Ghana.
Music career
Nana Ama Safowaah[2] started singing in 2005. Since then she has been an active vocalist in the church where it all started. She had written songs and worshipped on different platforms and occasions until she decided to add her voice to the Gospel industry. She has three albums to her credit.
In August 2007, she released her first album titled W’aseda - Twi for "Your Thanksgiving". This album got a lot of attention and airplay from major radio stations. That notwithstanding, she released her second album in 2012, which is titled Tanto[3] - Spanish for "so much", this gave her international recognition and attention. Through this second album, she was able to spread the gospel to various parts of the world not only in Ghana.
She has performed on major platforms and shared stage with renowned gospel artists such as Akosua Agyapong, Ceccy Twum and Cee.
In 2019, she released yet another single song titled "Edin No" which is akan for "The Name", in this sense, 'The Name Jesus'.
Currently, she has released her third Album titled Todo Poderoso which is Spanish for Almighty. This new album was ushered in by a single song titled "Change Me" on that particular album. Todo Poderoso[4][5] album was released in March 2021.
Studio Albums (Tanto Records)
| Title | Album Details | No. of Songs |
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| W’aseda | Release year: 2007 | 7 |
| Tanto | Release year: 2012 | 9 |
| Todo Poderoso | Release year: 2021 | 5 |
| Aseda(EP) | Release year: 2022 | 4 |
Major singles
- "W’agye me" (2012)
- "Tanto" (2012)
- "Ɛyɛ me fɛ" (2012)
- "Nsuro" (2012)
- "Edin no(The Name Jesus)" (2019)
- "Name Above Every Name" (2020)
- "Change Me" (2021)