Sons Of The Kingdom

The Sons of the Kingdom were part of the "Black Hebrews" movement of the '70s, in which African Americans traveled to Israel (often by way of Liberia) from Detroit and Chicago to establish a new Zion. The center of the movement, Ben Carter, was a steel worker and theologian who encouraged many to make the exodus, including many musicians and singers. The Sons of the Kingdom formed from a group of American singers who all landed in the same kibbutz in 1974. Carter (who was calling himself Ben Ammi at this time) gave them new names - Mahtsahel, Tsadekiel, Zahkahriel, and Khazriel were soon touring Israel with the other groups of emigrant musicians, including the Soul Messengers, the Tonistics, and the Soul Expressions.