"I am Shem is a deep spiritual rootzy song, well put together by Queen Makedah. Her melodious vocals resonate with your soul. Once you play this song you won't be able to stop listening. ‘I am Shem’ is a definite must for all music lovers." - General Culture, Stockade

I AM SHEM (Discipline Riddim) Lyrics Queen Makedah / Music David Goldfine,

"I am Shem is a deep spiritual rootzy song, well put together by Queen Makedah. Her melodious vocals resonate with your soul. Once you play this song you won't be able to stop listening. ‘I am Shem’ is a definite must for all music lovers." - General Culture, Stockade

I AM SHEM (Discipline Riddim) Lyrics Queen Makedah / Music David Goldfine, Laurent Alfred, Andrew Bain

‘From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings.” Zeph. 3:10

This song is dedicated to the lost tribes of Israel of the African diaspora and all those scattered across the globe. May you return and rise to your true calling, to be a blessing to the nations.

Queen Makedah - Lead vocals / Michelle Songbird Gordon- BGV’s / Lloyd "Junior" Richards - Drums / David "Jah David" Goldfine - Bass / Pick Guitar/Kette Drum / Andrew "Moon" Bain - Rhythm Guitar / Frankie 'Ranks' Moniz - Lead Guitar, Saxophone / Laurent "Tippy I" Alfred - Keyboards, Percussion / Junior P - Organ Line / Andrew "Moon" Bain & Frankie 'Ranks' Moniz - Horn Arrangement / Gary Woung, Andrew "Moon" Bain, Laurent "Tippy" Alfred - Recording Engineer (music) / David Sovereign – recording engineer (lead vox) / Tuviel Levi – Mix engineer (music & lead vox) / Dennis Dreadstone - Recording/mix engineer (bgv’s)

LYRICS FOR I AM SHEM - CHORUS: Taken from the land of Ham but I am Shem/Stolen from the Horns of Africa But I am Yisrael (2x); VERSE 1: Avraham had a night vision of future posterity / For stubborn disobedience they suffered the curse - captivity / 400 years twice over was the prophecy / Kidnapped from Africa, sold as a slave, but my home is in the East! (+ CHORUS); VERSE 2: Runnin’ outta Canaan’s land like a deer from a hunter / Into the African bush and sold by my Ishmaelite n’ Hamitic brotha’s / Jerusalem fell unda siege from the perils of war (WAR! WAR!) / I was forced to flee - sought refuge ‘pon African shores (+ CHORUS); INTERLUDE: (Ps. 137.5-6 English/Hebrew) (+ CHORUS)