Esther Smith – Anka Matete ft. Morris Babyface

Esther Smith – Anka Matete ft. Morris Babyface MP3 Audio Download

sther Smith linked with Morris Babyface on Anka Matete, she gave us gospel with fire. Anka Matete means “If I Had Not Been Helped” in Twi. It’s Psalm 124 set to highlife — “If the Lord had not been on our side, people would have swallowed us alive.”

Esther Smith sings like someone who has testimonies on testimonies. She lists the traps, the attacks, the plans people made, and how God showed up every time. Morris Babyface comes in with his smooth harmonies and guitar that feels like praise in a living room. Together they don’t just sing, they witness. The song is for anyone who survived something they shouldn’t have survived. Accident, sickness, betrayal, poverty — Esther says “I’m here because God was there.”

The beat is uplifting highlife gospel. Bright guitar, steady bass, and drums that make you want to clap. Brass adds celebration, like church on Sunday morning. Esther’s voice is strong, clear, and full of gratitude. Morris Babyface answers her with warmth, making it feel like a conversation between two people who know God’s faithfulness. When they hit the chorus Anka Matete, it sounds like shouting and thanking at the same time. No auto-tune, no noise. Just worship over a live band.

Ghanaians connected with Anka Matete because we all have “matete” moments. Times we should have fallen but didn’t. Aunties sang it at home, youth groups used it for testimony service, taxi drivers played it after narrow escapes. The line became the quickest way to say “God did it” without preaching.

Anka Matete is Esther Smith at her best. She doesn’t perform faith, she shares it. Morris Babyface adds the perfect balance — gentle but solid. Highlife as thanksgiving. If you’ve got breath, you’ve got a reason to sing this.