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Kareem

voc,
Singer of Dance
A.k.a. Bilal "Kareem" Shabazz Kareem Shabazz

My introduction into music came when an opportunity opened up. The lead singer of a Band called Nu Vizion, Claudia Fontaine, left and I became their new lead singer. After a whirlwind introduction into the big time, the Band split up. I was distraught so when the opportunity arose for me to record a dance track in Italy I grabbed it with both hands. I ended up going back and forward to Italy for many years working with Airplane Records. It was there that I formed a partnership with Danny ‘Double Dee’ Losito of ‘Found Love’ house anthem fame, which continues to this day. Whilst visiting my mother in Jamaica I met up with a good friend Lego at his studio in Orange Street, Kingston and ended up staying for three months and recording an album. I was honoured to record with some of the cream of reggae musicians. I didn’t have any links in UK reggae music so the album ended up being left in a drawer and I went back to Europe. On my return to Europe I went on to write for Purple Music, Groove Culture (formerly Groove Jet) and resumed my role at Airplane Records. I then realised how much I enjoyed reggae music so I spoke to Dillie at Stingray Records and started to write ‘Born on the Street’, and continued to juggle genres. Once the album was complete I set up my band ‘Kareem Shabazz and the Ryddim Kings’ and went on a London pub crawl tour for a year, culminating in headlining at the South End Green Festival in Hampstead. The last year has also seen me write an album for Danny ‘Double Dee’ Losito called ‘De Ja Vu’ which was released on 23rd March 2018 on Airplane Records. Exciting times leading up to the present day! KAREEM SHABAZZ

Genres

• Dance
• Reggae
• Electronic
• R&B/Soul

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