success allowed Zukie to set up his own 'Stars' record label, and he began to produce other artists, including Junior Ross & The Spear, Prince Alla, Errol Dunkley, Ronnie Davis, and Horace Andy. Two dub albums emerged in 1977: Escape From Hell and Tapper 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 1976, 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. In 1978 he scored a big hit with "Oh Lord", which spent six weeks on top of the Jamaican charts. Also popular that summer was "She Want a Phensic". In the mid-1980s, Zukie was more prolific as a producer, working with artists such as The Mighty Diamonds, Sugar Minott, and Max Romeo. In 1986 he released a new album of his own, Raggamuffin. He continued to concentrate on production, although another album was released in 1996, Deep Roots. After suffering a "diabetic episode" in October 2015, Zukie was out of the public eye until he performed at a concert in December 2018. He stated in January 2019 that he was recording a new album and planned to perform in Europe in the summer. Discography Albums Man a Warrior (1973), Klik M.P.L.A. (1976), Klik - reissued (1978), Virgin Escape From Hell (1977), Stars Tapper Zukie in Dub (1977), Stars The Man From Bosrah (1978), Stars Peace in the Ghetto (1978), Virgin Tapper Zukie International (1978), Stars Blackman (1978), Stars Tapper Roots (1978), Stars/Front Line Raggy Joey Boy (1982), Stars Earth Running (1983), Mobiliser People Are You Ready? (1983), Stars Ragamuffin (1986), World Enterprise Deep Roots (1996), RAS Compilations Living in the Ghetto, Stars Cork & Tar (2004), Tappa Dub 'Em Zukie (2004), Jamaican Recordings Musical Intimidator: The Anthology (2004), Trojan The Best of the Frontline Years (2004), Virgin From the Archives, RAS References External links Tapper Roots Discussion Radio 1's Mark and Lard discuss Tapper Zukies 'Tapper Roots' album cover. Discography at Roots Archives. 1955 births Jamaican reggae musicians Jamaican record producers Living people Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica