Shakatak

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Years Active
1980 – present (45 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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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Night Birds Easier Said Than Done
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 180 listeners
2 Play track The Coolest Cuts Invitations
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 177 listeners
3 Play track Night Birds Night Birds
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4 Night Birds (7” Version) Night Birds (7” Version)
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5 Play track Night Birds Bitch to the Boys
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6 Play track The Coolest Cuts Down On The Street
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7 Night Birds Streetwalkin'
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 61 listeners
8 Play track Night Birds Fly the Wind
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9 Play track Full Circle Blue Azure
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10 Play track The Coolest Cuts Dark Is The Night
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Albums

  1. 31,687 listeners

    1 Jan 1988 · 19 tracks

    The Coolest Cuts
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  2. 26,806 listeners

    May 1982 · 8 tracks

    Night Birds
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  3. 13,653 listeners

    12 Nov 2001 · 18 tracks

    The Best Of
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  4. 9,673 listeners

    1 Apr 2001 · 13 tracks

    Under Your Spell
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