Shakatak

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Years Active
1980 – present (46 years)
Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
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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1 Play track The Coolest Cuts Invitations
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 207 listeners
2 Play track Night Birds Night Birds
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 112 listeners
3 Play track Night Birds Bitch to the Boys
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 84 listeners
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 Night Birds (7” Version) Night Birds (7” Version)
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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 Easier Said Than Done (7” Version) Easier Said Than Done (7” Version)
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 28 listeners
10 Play track The Best Of Watching You
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 24 listeners

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Albums

  1. 33,810 listeners

    May 1982 · 8 tracks

    Night Birds
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  2. 32,805 listeners

    1 Jan 1988 · 19 tracks

    The Coolest Cuts
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  3. 15,089 listeners

    12 Nov 2001 · 18 tracks

    The Best Of
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  4. 14,581 listeners

    1982 · 8 tracks

    Invitations
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