Kareem Thompson

Artist/Educator/Producer 

Kareem Thompson, a professional steel pannist, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY by his Trinidadian grandparents. While in elementary school Kareem started playing the steel pan, an instrument his grandfather played while in Trinidad in the early 1960’s with Highlanders Steel Orchestra. Kareem attended Florida Memorial University after graduating from Brooklyn High School of the Arts. After attending Florida Memorial University for 3 years, he decided to transfer and attend the world renown Berklee College of Music in Boston MA. Kareem graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2013. 

Kareem has toured the United States and the Caribbean and has recorded an album entitled “Pan Roots Culture” in which he released in 2017. Currently Kareem is teaching at Berklee College of Music and continuing to perform and tour the world. 

www.kareemthompsonmusic.com