Kareem Salama was born and raised in Ponca City, a small town in Oklahoma, after his parents migrated to the USA from Egypt in the 1970s. As a boy he was obsessed with cowboys, strutting around in a stetson and cowboy neck-tie from a young age. He studied chemical engineering at university and then completed a law degree. But rather than pull on a suit and tie and work as a patent attorney, he decided to follow his passion for country and western music instead. Inspired by poetry, be it western or classical Arabic, he mixes a unique blend of stories and experiences into his music, celebrating his life as both an American and a Muslim.

Kareem Salama was born and raised in Ponca City, a small town in Oklahoma, after his parents migrated to the USA from Egypt in the 1970s. As a boy he was obsessed with cowboys, strutting around in a stetson and cowboy neck-tie from a young age. He studied chemical engineering at university and then completed a law degree. But rather than pull on a suit and tie and work as a patent attorney, he decided to follow his passion for country and western music instead. Inspired by poetry, be it western or classical Arabic, he mixes a unique blend of stories and experiences into his music, celebrating his life as both an American and a Muslim.