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Dr. B., also known as Dr. Dawn K. Batson, interviews past students and other professionals as they find and keep their joy while navigating life and career challenges and successes. Dr. B. is a creative professional with over 20 years of experience in multicultural education and arts administration. She utilizes music and the arts with emphasis on the steel pan (the steel drum in the United States) as a medium for cross-cultural outreach. As the Executive Director of Keep Your Joy and Rise, LLC, she conducts training sessions in personal empowerment, team building, equity and inclusion for professionals and institutions across the globe. *Disclaimer: Checking in with Dr. B. is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.

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I like to look past the sky - Kareem Thompson is Checking in with Dr. B

July 26, 2023 • Dawn K. Batson • Season 1 • Episode 12

I like to look past the sky…. Kareem Thompson is Checking in with Dr. B
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Composer, Arranger, Steel pan virtuoso from Brooklyn, NY. Kareem got started with his family band "K.I.T Caribbean Connection" in the mid 90's. He has performed with the likes of Ludacris, Mighty Sparrow, Brian Simpson, Jessy J and is currently touring with jazz saxophonist Elan Trotman & jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles. Kareem is also a well educated graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston MA. He has performed at a wide range of jazz festivities and events including Tobago Jazz Fest, Springfield Jazz Fest, Pittsburgh Jazz Fest, MTV VMA Awards, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center & many many more.

His debut album "PAN ROOTS CULTURE" is available via CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon Music with another on the way. Check ou Kareem’s “Dream Sessions” on "EIGHT HOURS A DAY" / Dream Sessions #2

https://www.kareemthompsonmusic.com/?fbclid=IwAR2gGL6BntZdk04iGDSi29SxVLbq7z7ZvKXoYT80oA0tqJz98ReMfIy4xmk

Kareem speaks about

Djembe

The Hylanders Steel Orchestra

Edgar “Pops” Fitzgerald and K.I.T Caribbean Connection

Scipio “Sarge” Sergeant

Raf Robertson

Clive Bradley

Berklee College of Music

Pan, Roots, Culture

Dream Sessions

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