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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
B Flow was born in Kabwe on 12 November 1986. At the age of 8 he and his friends played a small band by turning pots and buckets into drums and making Banjos(non-electric guitars) using tins, planks and strings. Among that band B Flow was the only one who is now a professional musician. Brian started out as a member of the School Boys' Scout Club in Grade 1 at Kasanda Malombe Primary School in
B Flow was born in Kabwe on 12 November 1986. At the age of 8 he and his friends played a small band by turning pots and buckets into drums and making Banjos(non-electric guitars) using tins, planks and strings. Among that band B Flow was the only one who is now a professional musician. Brian started out as a member of the School Boys' Scout Club in Grade 1 at Kasanda Malombe Primary School in
Kabwe. He left the club shortly and became a basketball player. In his 4th Grade, Brian and his mother moved to Serenje with where he joined the poetry club at Serenje Boma School and participated in competitions; reciting poems. The following year Brian learned how to beat the African drum and became a drummer and singer in the school cultural group. He was also one of the only two male dancers in the group. During his 10 Grade at [[Kabwe High School]] Brian joined the Anti-AIDS/Drug Club the same year, where he actively participated in quiz and singing. In 3rd term of Grade 10, Brian was elected vice president for the Anti-AIDS/Drug Club because of his dedication to counselling his fellow pupils who used to smoke Marijuana and drink alcohol . Brian mobilized new members and taught the club about HIV and drugs. He was later trained by the Kabwe Adventist Family Health Institute(KAFHI) as a peer educator. His club won a number of quiz & talent competitions(Music, Drama and Poetry) on AIDS & Drug awareness in central province. After his final year High School B Flow moved to Lusaka to live with his uncles and enrolled into college. He studied Marketing and Social Science at the [[National Institute of Public Administration]] and [[University of Zambia]] . Whilst in University, B Flow was selected for a Peer Educators' training, sponsored by the Society For Family Health(SFH) in 2008.  
Kabwe. He left the club shortly and became a basketball player. In his 4th Grade, Brian and his mother moved to Serenje with where he joined the poetry club at Serenje Boma School and participated in competitions; reciting poems. The following year Brian learned how to beat the African drum and became a drummer and singer in the school cultural group. He was also one of the only two male dancers in the group. During his 10 Grade at [[Kabwe High School]] Brian joined the Anti-AIDS/Drug Club the same year, where he actively participated in quiz and singing. In 3rd term of Grade 10, Brian was elected vice president for the Anti-AIDS/Drug Club because of his dedication to counselling his fellow pupils who used to smoke Marijuana and drink alcohol . Brian mobilized new members and taught the club about HIV and drugs. He was later trained by the [[Kabwe Adventist Family Health Institute]] (KAFHI) as a peer educator. His club won a number of quiz & talent competitions (Music, Drama and Poetry) on AIDS & Drug awareness in central province. After his final year High School B Flow moved to Lusaka to live with his uncles and enrolled into college. He studied Marketing and Social Science at the [[National Institute of Public Administration]] and [[University of Zambia]] . Whilst in University, B Flow was selected for a Peer Educators' training, sponsored by the [[Society For Family Health]] (SFH) in 2008.  


In 2012, B Flow started to use music to continue his peer education and influence social change.
In 2012, B Flow started to use music to continue his peer education and influence social change.