B'Flow

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B'Flow is the stage name under which Brian Mumba Kasoka Bwembya (born November 12, 1986 in Kabwe ) first became known as a hip-hop and dancehall artist and human rights activist in his home country Zambia . Meanwhile, B'Flow stands internationally for modern music with a social message.

Career

As a child in Kabwe, B'Flow was initially interested in sports and was already playing basketball in second grade. After moving to Serenje in fourth grade, he joined the poetry club in his new school and took part in poetry reading competitions. In the fifth grade he learned to play the drums and also sang and danced for a cultural group in the school. When he was in seventh grade, the family moved back to Kabwe, where he joined a school children's rights club. During this time he also began taking part in local music competitions. After moving to the Kabwe High School for the tenth grade, he took several honorary positions in this school; Among other things, he was chairman of a library committee and wrote as chief printer for the school newspaper. In high school, he was also nicknamed B'Flow in recognition of his rap skills , which he later made his stage name.

In 2004 he appeared on a talent show at a church in his hometown of Kabwe and was discovered there. His debut album Mpu Mpu Mpu (German: Heartbeat) was released in 2009. Two years later, in 2011, the album No More Kawilo (German: No more loneliness) was released . In 2013, Voiceless Woman was released .

In 2015, US President Barack Obama publicly recognized his commitment to combating gender-based violence and his musical work and announced the establishment of a music label by B'Flow. As a result, he actually founded the Music for change label . The public recognition by Barack Obama earned B'Flow the nickname Little Obama among his fans . Barack Obama's voice can also be heard on the 2016 single Dear Mama ; the album of the same name was released in April of the same year at the US Embassy in Lusaka . In 2016, the UN recognized him as one of 16 important voices worldwide in the fight against gender-based violence.

In parallel with the release of Dear Mama , B'Flow also launched a campaign to increase voter turnout in Zambia. As part of the campaign called Triple V (for My Vote, My Voice and My Victor) , he gave concerts in which he informed his mostly young audience about the importance of the elections and the necessary bureaucratic steps for participating in the election and for them to vote encouraged.

B'Flow performed with internationally known artists such as Brick & Lace , Oliver Mtukudzi , P-Square and Jah Cure . His music has been nominated several times for the Ngoma Awards , the Born and Bred Awards , as well as smaller awards from local radio stations. He has won the Zambia Music Awards and the Kwacha Music Awards several times.

B'Flow's success also earned criticism. Critics called him an "Obama madman" or insulted him as arrogant and high-handed. Others see this criticism as a result of envy of his success.

Discography

  • 2008/2009 Mpu Mpu Mpu, Romaside
  • 2010 Dabo Trabo, Romaside / Chant-it-on Music & Media
  • 2012 No More Kawilo, Romaside / Chant-it-on Music & Media
  • 2013 Voiceless Woman, Romaside / Chant-it-on Music & Media
  • 2016 Dear Mama, Romaside / Chant-it-on Music & Media

Awards

  • 2013 HIV / AIDS Awareness Ambassadors' Certificate- USAID Funded SHARe II Project
  • 2014 Zambian Music Awards in the categories Best Dancehall Artist and Best Dancehall Album
  • 2014 Zambian representative at Africa Re-imagination Creative Hub (ARCH) Conference African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 2015 Symbol of excellence-Unique positive stance in music - New York Mwape Peer Award
  • 2017 Kwacha Music Awards in the Best Humanitarian Award category
  • 2018 Kwacha Music Award in the Best International Achievement Award category
  • 2018 Presidential Award from the Zambia Medical Association.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ B Flow. In: Zambian Arts. Retrieved December 31, 2019 (UK English).
  2. ↑ B'Flow - Music for Change. Retrieved December 22, 2019 .
  3. ↑ B Flow Releases New Album - Dear Mama | Turn it up. April 21, 2016, accessed December 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ UN agency shows shocking advert of woman covering bruises with make-up. November 25, 2016, accessed December 22, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Triple V. Campaign: TRIPLE V CAMPAIGN: Bflow rocks hometown Kabwe the Triple V Concert. In: TRIPLE V CAMPAIGN. October 3, 2015, accessed December 31, 2019 .
  6. ↑ B Flow. December 8, 2015, accessed December 31, 2019 .
  7. ↑ zamobserver: THE REASON WHY B 'FLOW IS INFAMOUS AMONG ZAMBIANS. In: The Zambian Observer. April 26, 2018, Retrieved December 31, 2019 (American English).
  8. ↑ B'Flow Receives Zambia Medical Association's Artist Recognition Award presented by Pres. Edgar C. Lungu , Zambian Music Blog . December 16, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019. 
  9. ↑ Zma Award Cheers B Flow , dailynation.info. December 17, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019. 
personal data
SURNAME B'Flow
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bwembya, Brian Mumba Kasoka (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Zambian hip hop and dancehall artist
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Kabwe