House of Shem

House of Shem

House of Shem performing live at Brisbane, Australia, January 2010
Background information
Origin New Zealand
Genres Reggae
Years active 2004-present
Labels Shock
EMI
Capitol
Moving Productions
House Of Shem
Associated acts Herbs, Maxi Priest, Katchafire,
Website houseofshem.com
Members
Carl Perkins
Te Omeka Perkins
Isaiah Perkins
Kaya Webster
Francis Harawira
Roy Venkataraman
Chris Nielson
Karl Thomas

House of Shem is a New Zealand Reggae band from Wanganui, New Zealand.

House of Shem have had songs featured on the Conscious Roots compilations. In May 2008, their debut album, “Keep Rising” was released throughout New Zealand. It was released again in April 2009 throughout Australia and Hawaii.[1]

They have toured Australia[2] and New Zealand[3]. They were also on the bill of the 2010 Raggamuffin Music Festival[4] alongside acts such as Shaggy, Sly & Robbie (featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill), Julian Marley, Blue King Brown, Steel Pulse and Sean Kingston.

In April 2010, House of Shem started recording their second album Island Vibration with engineer and producer Errol Brown who has worked with many well known reggae bands and artists such as Alton Ellis, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh and Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers. The album was released in New Zealand on the 14th of February 2011.

Contents

Band members

Discography

Albums

Date of Release Title Label Charted Country Catalog Number
2008 Keep Rising Shock - - HOSCD001
2011 Island Vibration House Of Shem Music #1[5][6] NZ 81491

Compilations

Date of Release Title Label Charted Country Catalog Number
2004 Conscious Roots EMI - - 8636632
2005 Conscious Roots 2 Capitol - - 3495142
2006 Conscious Roots 3 Capitol - - 3774962
2007 Conscious Roots 4 Moving Productions - - 5197652
2009 Conscious Roots 2009 EMI - - 2655252

References

  1. ^ House of Shem Biography http://www.houseofshem.com/?page_id=6
  2. ^ House of Shem Website Tour Dates Page http://www.houseofshem.com/?page_id=8
  3. ^ House of Shem Website Tour Dates Page http://www.houseofshem.com/?page_id=8
  4. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raggamuffin_Music_Festival
  5. ^ RIANZ Top 40 Albums Chart #1761 Monday 21 February 2011 http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  6. ^ House of Shem Website Post http://www.houseofshem.com/?p=18