House of Shem

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = House of Shem

| image = House of Shem.jpg

| landscape = yes

| caption = House of Shem performing live at Brisbane, January 2010

| origin = New Zealand

| genre = Reggae

| years_active = 2004–present

| label = House of Shem Enterprises LTD

| current_members =

  • Te Omeka Perkins
  • Isaiah Perkins

| past_members = Carl Perkins

| website = {{URL|https://houseofshem.co.nz}}

}}

House of Shem is a roots reggae band from New Zealand. They 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.houseofshem.com/?page_id=6 |title=House of Shem | About Us / Bio |access-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728194508/http://www.houseofshem.com/?page_id=6 |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}

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 14 February 2011.

In 2013, they released their third album, Harmony, on which they worked with Jamaican engineer Errol Brown.Campbell, Howard (2015) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Harmony-in-the-House-Of-Shem_19240420 Harmony in the House Of Shem]", Jamaica Observer, 26 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015

Band members

  • Carl Perkins – vocals, producer (died on 9 May 2018 from bowel cancer).{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12048181|title=House of Shem's Carl Perkins dies after cancer battle|date=9 May 2018|accessdate=9 May 2018|website=The New Zealand Herald}}
  • Te Omeka Perkins – vocals, producer
  • Isaiah Perkins – vocals, producer

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
rowspan="2" | Year

! rowspan="2" | Title

! rowspan="2" | Details

! Peak chart
positions

NZ{{cite web|title=HOUSE OF SHEM IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=House+Of+Shem|work=charts.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=9 January 2014}}
2008

| Keep Rising

|

  • Released: 26 May 2008
  • Label: Local Music
  • Catalogue: HOSCD001

| align="center" | 38

2011

| Island Vibration

|

  • Released: 14 February 2011
  • Label: House of Shem Music/Isaac/Universal
  • Catalogue: 938571

| align="center" | 1

2013

| Harmony

|

  • Released: 6 December 2013
  • Label: Isaac/Warner
  • Catalogue: 5419601602

| align="center" | 24

=Compilations=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

!Title

!Label

!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

2015

|Yemisi Riddim (Oneness Records Presents)

|Oneness Records

| –

References

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