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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name          = Dear Mama
| Cover        = Dear MAMA.jpg
| Border        =
| Alt          =
| Caption      =
| Artist        = [[B Flow]]
| Album        = Dear Mama
| Released      = {{Start date|2016|04|07}}
| Format        = {{flat list|
*CD single
* Digital download
}}
| Recorded      = 2016
| Genre        = Afro-Pop
| Length        = {{Duration|m=04|s=48}}
| Label        = Money Music Records
| Writer        = [[B Flow]]
| Producer      = Killa Beats ‘KB ‘
| Certification =
| Chronology    =
| Last single  =
| This single  ="'''Dear Mama'''"<br/>(2016)
| Next single   
| Misc          =
}}
{{Featured article}}
"'''Dear Mama'''" is a song by Zambian singer and songwriter [[B Flow]] and the title track from his fifth studio album ''Dear Mama'' (2016).<ref name=Bflow>{{cite web|title= B Flow Releases New Album – Dear Mama |url= http://blog.kalimbaradio.com/index.php/2016/04/14/b-flow-releases-new-album-dear-mama/ |publisher= MWAPE CHISAKA |accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref><ref name=BRI>{{cite web|title=B-Flow launches ‘Dear Mama’ |url= https://www.africanewshub.com/news/4854476-b-flow-launches-dear-mama |publisher= Africa News Hub |accessdate= 2 May 2016}}</ref> It was written and composed by [[B Flow]] with production handled by Killa Beats 'KB'. It was released in March 2016, as the lead single from the album.


"Dear Mama" is a song where B Flow tells a story of the problems faced during his childhood and he cries out why his late mother – the Genesis of his victory story is not here to dine to the success. He also reminisces about the Kabwe days.<ref name=flow/>
==Composition and meaning==
"Dear Mama" was written and composed by B Flow. It feaures some parts of the President of the United States Barack Obama's speech during the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in Washington DC where he was also endorsed by the US President.<ref name=BBF>{{cite web|title=Zambia Musician Gets Shoutout From President Obama for Highlighting Article Against HIV/Aids |url= https://globalvoices.org/2015/08/08/zambia-musician-gets-shout-out-from-president-obama-for-highlighting-struggle-against-hivaids/|publisher= Globalvoices.org|accessdate= 16 April 2016}}</ref><ref name=BRIA>{{cite web|title=Brian Bwembya recognized by President Obama |url= http://www.zambiaembassy.org/in-the-news/brian-b-flow-bwembya-recognized-by-president-obama-during-the-2015-mandela-fellowship |publisher=Zambia Embassy |accessdate= 23 April 2016}}</ref>
=== Song meaning ===
The song was sang in Nyanja and English where B Flow cries out why his late mother – the Genesis of his victory story is not here to dine to the success. He also reminisces about the Kabwe days where he moved from selling sweets on the streets of Kabwe to rubbing shoulders with Barack Obama. In his own words from the song, B Flow is "dining with Kings and Queens".<ref name=flow>{{cite web|title=B FLOW’S INSPIRATIONAL STORY |url= http://www.times.co.zm/?p=82300 |publisher= Hildah Lumba |accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download and CD single
| writing_credits = yes
| title1  = Dear Mama <ref name=BBB>{{cite web|title= B Flow Releases New song – Dear Mama |url= https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/03/16/bflow-releases-new-song-features-us-president-barack-obama/ |publisher= KAPA187 |accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>
| writer1  = {{hlist|[[B Flow]]|Brain}}
| length1  = 3:30
}}
== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Format
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{ZAM}}
| February 2016
| rowspan="2"| K-Army
| Digital download
|-
| 07 April 2016
| CD
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u2gY5-HUMlE Zambian Artist "B Flow" Recognized By President Barrack Obama]
{{B Flow |state=expanded}}
[[Category:B Flow| ]]
[[Category:2015 songs]]
[[Category:2016 singles]]
[[Category:B Flow songs]]

Latest revision as of 11:47, 27 November 2016

"Dear Mama"
Single  by B Flow
from the album Dear Mama
ReleasedApril 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)
Format
  • CD single
  • Digital download
Recorded2016
GenreAfro-Pop
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LabelMoney Music Records
Writer(s)B Flow
Producer(s)Killa Beats ‘KB ‘

"Dear Mama" is a song by Zambian singer and songwriter B Flow and the title track from his fifth studio album Dear Mama (2016).[1][2] It was written and composed by B Flow with production handled by Killa Beats 'KB'. It was released in March 2016, as the lead single from the album.

"Dear Mama" is a song where B Flow tells a story of the problems faced during his childhood and he cries out why his late mother – the Genesis of his victory story is not here to dine to the success. He also reminisces about the Kabwe days.[3]

Composition and meaning

"Dear Mama" was written and composed by B Flow. It feaures some parts of the President of the United States Barack Obama's speech during the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in Washington DC where he was also endorsed by the US President.[4][5]

Song meaning

The song was sang in Nyanja and English where B Flow cries out why his late mother – the Genesis of his victory story is not here to dine to the success. He also reminisces about the Kabwe days where he moved from selling sweets on the streets of Kabwe to rubbing shoulders with Barack Obama. In his own words from the song, B Flow is "dining with Kings and Queens".[3]

Track listing

Digital download and CD single
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Dear Mama [6]"  
 3:30

Release history

Region Date Label Format
 Zambia February 2016 K-Army Digital download
07 April 2016 CD

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  5. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  6. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).

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