House Of Shem

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House of Shem is a roots reggae band from New Zealand, formed by Carl Perkins and his two sons, Te Omeka Perkins and Isaiah Perkins. Their debut album, Keep Rising, was unveiled in May 2008 in New Zealand, with the band releasing it in Australia and Hawaii the following year. Collaborating with Grammy-winning engineer Errol Brown, their sophomore album Island Vibration, released on February 14, 2011, made history as the first reggae album in New Zealand to debut at Number 1. In 2013, they released their third record, Harmony which peaked at number 24, as well as a string of non-album tracks including "She’s Mine" (2014), "Jah Love" (2016), "Anything You Ask For" (2017), and "Peace & Love" (2017). After Carl Perkins passed away in 2018 from bowel cancer, the brothers went on tour in honour of their father, releasing tracks “Overtime” (2019) and “Te Whetu Marama” (2021), followed by “Place to Be” (2022) and “Higher” (2023). They returned in January, 2024 with a cover of the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” which climbed to number 18 on the New Zealand charts.

Top tracks

01	You To Me Are Everything	House Of Shem	You To Me Are Everything			03:54
	Writer: Michael Lawrence Denne / Composers: Ken Gold
07	Just Remember	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			04:41
	Writer: Carl Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
01	Overtime	House Of Shem	Overtime			04:08
03	She's Mine	House Of Shem	Harmony			03:10
	Composers: Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins
01	Island Vibration	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			06:18
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
01	Take You There	House Of Shem	Harmony			04:51
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins
01	Anything You Ask For	House Of Shem	Anything You Ask For			04:35
	Writer: Te Omeka Perkins / Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Carl Perkins
02	Thinking About You	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			06:01
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
07	New Day	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			05:00
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
01	Place To Be	People of the PA	Place To Be			03:49
	Writer: Gordon Maurice Topia - Reuben Penaha Riwaka - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins / Composers: Gordon Maurice Topia - Reuben Penaha Riwaka - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins
01	Number 1	House Of Shem	Number 1			03:51
	Writer: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins / Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
06	Party	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			04:37
	Writer: Carl Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
01	Have You Ever Seen the Rain	House Of Shem	Have You Ever Seen the Rain			03:14
	Writer: John Cameron Fogerty / Composers: John Cameron Fogerty
04	Sweet Love	House Of Shem	Pacific Reggae Vol. 1			04:26
01	Keep Rising	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			04:43
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
01	I Believe	The Ladz of the Mist	I Believe			03:58
	Writer: Tanekaha Riley Mariu Rangi - Huiarangi Ray Rangihau - Te Omeka Perkins / Composers: Te Omeka Perkins
01	If This Is Love	High Watah	If This Is Love			03:44
	Writer: Keldin-Lee Calairo-Nakagawa - Keaolewa Davis-Mendija / Composers: Te Omeka Perkins
04	Move as One	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			05:11
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
08	All I Need	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			04:28
	Writer: Carl Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
01	Anywhere You Want	Sons Of Zion	Anywhere You Want			03:42
	Composers: Rio Panapa - Matthew Ian Sadgrove - Joel Davis Latimer - Samuel Richard Eriwata - Te Omeka Perkins
10	Let It Be	House Of Shem	Harmony			04:46
	Composers: Paul James McCartney - John Winston Lennon
01	Ka Tangi Mōu	House Of Shem	Ka Tangi Mōu			04:21
	Writer: Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
09	Jah Reggae	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			04:16
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
01	It's Too Late	House Of Shem	It's Too Late			03:44
	Writer: Dann Hume - Jon Cobbe Hume - Peter Elisha Hume / Composers: Dann Hume - Jon Cobbe Hume - Peter Elisha Hume
08	Need to Know	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			04:27
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins

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Discography

Albums

Harmony

2013 House of Shem Enterprises: 06-12-2013

Harmony

01	Take You There	House Of Shem	Harmony			04:51
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins
02	Fighting for Freedom	House Of Shem	Harmony			03:39
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins
03	She's Mine	House Of Shem	Harmony			03:10
	Composers: Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins
04	Hard Road	House Of Shem	Harmony			03:34
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Joshua Hohepa Lee Perkins
05	Harmony	House Of Shem	Harmony			03:49
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins
06	For You and for Me	House Of Shem	Harmony			04:36
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Javier Ignacio Santis
07	Jah Know	House Of Shem	Harmony			03:55
	Composers: Carl Perkins

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Island Vibration

2011 House of Shem Enterprises: 14-02-2011

Island Vibration

01	Island Vibration	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			06:18
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
02	Sweet Love	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			04:24
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
03	Move Along Together	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			05:38
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
04	Not Gonna Run	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			04:50
	Composers: Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
05	Tahuri Mai Ra	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			04:48
	Writer: Carl Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
06	Party	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			04:37
	Writer: Carl Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins
07	Just Remember	House Of Shem	Island Vibration			04:41
	Writer: Carl Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins

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Keep Rising

(P) 2008 Local Music: 26-05-2008

Keep Rising

01	Keep Rising	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			04:43
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
02	Thinking About You	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			06:01
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
03	Cries of the Youth	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			04:44
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
04	Move as One	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			05:11
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
05	Jah Bless	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			05:11
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
06	Dreams	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			04:31
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins
07	New Day	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			05:00
	Composers: Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins - Carl Perkins

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Singles

Ka Tangi Mōu

2026 House of Shem Enterprises: 30-01-2026

Ka Tangi Mōu

01	Ka Tangi Mōu	House Of Shem	Ka Tangi Mōu			04:21
	Writer: Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins

It's Too Late

2026 House of Shem Enterprises: 09-01-2026

It's Too Late

01	It's Too Late	House Of Shem	It's Too Late			03:44
	Writer: Dann Hume - Jon Cobbe Hume - Peter Elisha Hume / Composers: Dann Hume - Jon Cobbe Hume - Peter Elisha Hume

I Believe

2025 The Ladz of the Mist: 14-11-2025

I Believe

01	I Believe	The Ladz of the Mist	I Believe			03:58
	Writer: Tanekaha Riley Mariu Rangi - Huiarangi Ray Rangihau - Te Omeka Perkins / Composers: Te Omeka Perkins

Lately

2025 House of Shem Enterprises: 31-10-2025

Lately

01	Lately	People of the PA	Lately			03:33
	Writer: Gordy Topia - Reuben Riwaka / Composers: Gordy Topia - Reuben Riwaka

Anywhere You Want

2025 Sons of Zion Productions, under exclusive license to Precise Digital: 19-09-2025

Anywhere You Want

01	Anywhere You Want	Sons Of Zion	Anywhere You Want			03:42
	Composers: Rio Panapa - Matthew Ian Sadgrove - Joel Davis Latimer - Samuel Richard Eriwata - Te Omeka Perkins

If This Is Love

2025 High Watah LLC, under exclusive license to Precise Digital: 04-07-2025

If This Is Love

01	If This Is Love	High Watah	If This Is Love			03:44
	Writer: Keldin-Lee Calairo-Nakagawa - Keaolewa Davis-Mendija / Composers: Te Omeka Perkins

You To Me Are Everything

2025 House of Shem Enterprises: 04-04-2025

You To Me Are Everything

01	You To Me Are Everything	House Of Shem	You To Me Are Everything			03:54
	Writer: Michael Lawrence Denne / Composers: Ken Gold

Jah Music

℗ 2024 Afrodizia: 02-08-2024

Jah Music

01	Jah Music	Afrodizia	Jah Music			03:26
	Writer: Gybb Rasta

Have You Ever Seen the Rain

2024 House of Shem Enterprises: 24-01-2024

Have You Ever Seen the Rain

01	Have You Ever Seen the Rain	House Of Shem	Have You Ever Seen the Rain			03:14
	Writer: John Cameron Fogerty / Composers: John Cameron Fogerty

Higher

2023 House of Shem Enterprises: 15-12-2023

Higher

01	Higher	House Of Shem	Higher			03:51
	Writer: Pieter Rawiri Vlaardingerbroek Tuhoro - Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins / Composers: Pieter Rawiri Vlaardingerbroek Tuhoro - Carl Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins - Te Omeka Perkins

Keep Rising

(P) 2023 LOCAL MUSIC: 15-10-2023

Keep Rising

01	Keep Rising (Macro's Soundclash Version)	House Of Shem	Keep Rising			07:28
	Composers: Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Perkins - Carl Perkins

Place To Be

2022 House of Shem Enterprises: 07-01-2022

Place To Be

01	Place To Be	People of the PA	Place To Be			03:49
	Writer: Gordon Maurice Topia - Reuben Penaha Riwaka - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins / Composers: Gordon Maurice Topia - Reuben Penaha Riwaka - Te Omeka Perkins - Isaiah Emanuel Perkins