Greetings from Leroy Sibbles
Tony Roots
Noel Tapper was born in London of Jamaican parentage and lived in Jamaica from 1976 - 1986.
I attended Manchester High School in Mandeville from 1977 - 1982. My peers included Jimmy Peart, Luciano and many others. While at school my first introduction to music was playing the piano but switched to drums shortly afterwards when I saw the then school band keyboard player Patrick Roach actually playing drums. I thought to myself I can do that, so from 1980 until now I'm still drumming. After leaving high school I worked with various local bands (Phase II, Mystic Generation, Mandeville Maestro Philharmonic Steelband & Studio 54) and local artistes such as Little Bimbo aka Garnett Silk RIP, Tony Rebel, Everton Blender, Tony Roach, Stephen Souza, Anthony Selassie, Frankie Wilmot, Cupid Don and Colourman who where part of the Riddim Track crew headed by Delroy Collins. Since returning to UK in September 1986 I have worked with John Holt, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis RIP, Horace Andy, Delroy Wilson RIP, Prince Buster, Tiger, Pat Kelly, Sugar Minott, Bucky Ranks, JJ Sparks, Errol Dunkley, Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell, Gregory Isaacs, Eric Donaldson, Michael Rose of Black Uhuru, Junior Reid, Johnny Osbourne, Roy Shirley RIP, Earl 16, Little Roy, Ronnie Davis, David Isaacs, George Nooks, The Meditations, The Chosen Few, Dennis Alcapone, Wailing Soul, Fred Locks, Ranking Joe, Junior Delgado RIP, Judge Dread RIP, Dave Barker, Glenroy 'Greyhound' Oakley, Ras Shiloh, Ras Negus-I , Stephen Wright & Rite Vibe, BDF band, Bob Bailey & the Jailers, Determine, Tony Roots, Barry Isaacs, Prince Lincoln RIP, I-Jahman Levi, Vivian Jones, Donna Marie, Dawn Penn, Bill Gentles RIP, Derrick Morgan, Roy Richards RIP, Anthony Johnson, Jah Marnyah, David Lynden Hall RIP, Lloyd Brown, Donna Marie, Winston Reedy, 15-16-17, Louisa Marks, Michael Gordon, Peter Hunningale, Peter Spence, Frankie Paul, Colour Red, Tim Hain & Sunnyside up, Tena Stelin, Kenny Knotts, Afrikan Simba, Norma White, Jesse Green, The Aces, Linda Muriel (ex Brand New Heavies), The Heptones to mention a few and a lot I rather not mention. Also worked with Michelle Cross, Neville Morrison, Toyin Adekale, Klearview Harmonix.
