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Natty Dread Don't Cry by Tappa Zukie

Biografia do Artista para Tappa Zukie

Tapper Zukie Or Tappa Zukie Born David Sinclair 1955 Kingston Jamaica Is A Highly Influential Reggae DJ And Producer.
Tapper Was The Nickname Given To Him By His Grandmother In His Youth While Zukie Was The Name That Came From His Friends' Association As A Young Boy Their Gang Called "The Zukies".
In 1973 His Mother Worried By Zukie's Tendency To Get Into Trouble Sent Him To England To Stay With Some Relatives. Producer Bunny Lee Arranged With UK-Based Entrepreneur Larry Lawrence For Him To Undertake Some Recording Sessions And Live Shows Opening For Jamaican DJ Pioneer U-Roy The Day After His Arrival In London. Zukie's First Release Was The Single "Jump & Twist" Produced By Lawrence. Around This Time He Also Recorded Material For Clem Bushay Which Would Later Form Part Of The Man A Warrior Album Issued In 1975.
Zukie Returned To Jamaica Cutting "Judge I Oh Lord" For Lloydie Slim And "Natty Dread Don't Cry". Taking Some Rhythms From Bunny Lee And Joseph Hoo Kim He Toasted Over Them At King Tubby's Studio These Forming The Album MPLA Released In 1976 .
The Man A Warrior Album Had Gained Zukie A Cult Following In The UK And He Returned There In 1975 Releasing The Track "MPLA" As A Single Which Was Sufficiently Successful For Klik To Issue The Album Of The Same Name In The UK. One Notable Fan Of MPLA Was Patti Smith Who Gave Zukie A Support Slot On Her UK Tour And Contributed Sleeve-Notes To His 1977 Album Man From Bosrah Zukie Playing An Integral Part In The Punk-Reggae Crossover Happening In London In The Late 1970s.
This Period Of Success Allowed Zukie To Set Up His Own Stars Label And Begin To Produce Other Artists Including Junior Ross & The Spear Prince Alla And Horace Andy. Two Dub Albums Also Emerged In 1977 Escape From Hell And Tappa Zukie In Dub.
A Deal With Virgin Records Subsidiary Frontline Saw The Release Of Two Further Albums In 1978 - Peace In The Ghetto And Tapper Roots While He Also Continued To Release Records On His Stars Label In Jamaica.
After 1986 He Concentrated On Producing Music In Jamaica Working With Such Reggae Musicians As The Mighty Diamonds Max Romeo Ken Boothe Sugar Minott And U-Roy.
Recently According To PRWEB He Has Signed An Agreement With Silver Kamel That Allows The Legal Downloading Of His Music From Reggae-Mp3.Com.

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