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Shakatak

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Years Active
1980 – present (44 years)
Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top Ten hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness book of British Hit Singles. The group are still active and popular throughout the world, particularly in Japan and the Far East, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records. From their first release in August 1980, (the Bill Sharpe composition "Steppin'" on the Polydor record label), … read more
Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top Ten hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness book of British Hit Single… read more
Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top Ten hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness book of British Hit Singles. The group are still active and popular throughout the world, particul… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Night Birds Bitch to the Boys
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 145 listeners
2 Play track Night Birds Night Birds
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 119 listeners
3 Night Birds (7” Version) Night Birds (7” Version)
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4 Play track Night Birds Easier Said Than Done
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5 Play track The Coolest Cuts Down On The Street
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6 Play track The Coolest Cuts Invitations
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7 Night Birds Streetwalkin'
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8 Play track The Coolest Cuts Dark Is The Night
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9 Play track Day By Day Day By Day (feat. Al Jarreau)
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10 Play track The Best of Shakatak Lonely Afternoon
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Albums

  1. 31,549 listeners

    1 Jan 1988 · 19 tracks

    The Coolest Cuts
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  2. 21,536 listeners

    May 1982 · 8 tracks

    Night Birds
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  3. 12,563 listeners

    12 Nov 2001 · 18 tracks

    The Best Of
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  4. 9,540 listeners

    1 Apr 2001 · 13 tracks

    Under Your Spell
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