Tapper Zukie

Jamaican-born reggae singer, producer, and dubmaster Tapper Zukie first got started as a performer when he moved to London in the early '70s. Coming under the tutelage of established reggae presences like Bunny Lee and U-Roy, Zukie quickly began performing and releasing albums of his own, hitting a hot streak near the end of the '70s and creating dub classics like 1976's In Dub and 1978's Escape from Hell. He excelled as a producer and record executive, forming his own labels Stars and Tappa Records and working with reggae stars like Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott,...