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Kareem Salama (in Arabic كريم سلامة), is an Egyptian American musician (born in Ponca City , Oklahoma in 1978).1He is known as the first American Muslim country music singer.2 His music is a hybrid of country , pop and rock music . Kareem's parents immigrated to the United States in the late 1960s to attend graduate school. Kareem Salama, literally translates to Generous Peace, that he also used as title of his first album. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a graduate degree in Law from the University of Iowa . Kareem has performed in front of wide audiences as far as Rome and London . He also took part in a State Department European concert tour, performing in Paris . He has been featured in major media outlets like the New York Times , Christian Science Monitor , Readers' Digest , Fox News , Sky News and France 24 . Kareem was also invited to dinner at the White House where he met President Barack Obama who said to Salama “You can sing!”. In October 2008, he also performed during the Global Peace and Unity (GPU) event. After the success of the first two self-released albums Generous Peace and This Life of Mine , Kareem is now working on his first mainstream worldwide release tentatively due out in the spring of 2010 (to be released by newly formed LightRain Records). Kareem continues to work with friend and producer Aristotle Mihalopoulos as well as producers Rich Whiting and Dan Workman (whose credits include artists such as Beyonce and Clay Walker ). "Generous Peace EP" is his debut single, with fully remastered version of the original recording from the album. the main track in English is seconded by a blingual English / Arabic rendition with additional refrain in Arabic . US Embassy in France site: Diverse audience enjoys Embassy program with country western singer Kareem Salama Kareem Salama performance during the Global Peace and Unity event Second part of Kareem Salama performance during the Global Peace and Unity event3
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Musical artist Kareem Salama ( ; born 1978) is an Egyptian American musician.He is the first American Muslim country music singer. His music is a hybrid of country , pop and rock music . He has released 3 albums Generous Peace (2006) This Life of Mine (2007) and a third City of Lights (2011), the latter after signing for LightRain Records.There are <ref group=pronunciation> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Musical artist Kareem Salama is an American musician of North African descent.He is a singer/songwriter and penned by some in the media as the first American Muslim country music singer. His music is a hybrid of country , pop and rock music . He has released 3 albums Generous Peace (2006) This Life of Mine (2007) and a third City of Lights (2011), the latter after signing for LightRain Records.
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American musician Musical artist Kareem Salama is an American musician of North African descent. He is a singer/songwriter and penned by some in the media as the first American Muslim country music singer. His music is a hybrid of country , pop and rock music . He has released 3 albums Generous Peace (2006) This Life of Mine (2007) and a third City of Lights (2011), the latter after signing for LightRain Records.
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American musician Musical artist Kareem Salama is an American musician of Egyptian descent. He is a singer/songwriter and penned by some in the media as the first American Muslim country music singer. His music is a hybrid of country , pop and rock music . He has released 3 albums Generous Peace (2006) This Life of Mine (2007) and a third City of Lights (2011), the latter after signing for LightRain Records.
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american musician of egyptian descent
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