Shakatak

United Kingdom
1980

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Shakatak are an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top 10 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.[4] The group is 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.

For the last 14 days:

385 tracks
1341 stations
70 countries

Radio stations which play Shakatak online

Brazilian Love Affair

All Day Jazz

Mr. Manic & Sister Cool

Cherry80

Day by Day

Just Jazz - Al Jarreau

Blue

Perfect Lovesongs

Shakatak top songs

1	Down On The Street
2	Night Birds
3	Day by Day
4	Dark Is the Night
5	Watching You
6	Mr. Manic & Sister Cool
7	City Rhythm
8	Rio Nights
9	Invitations
10	Street Walkin'
11	Space Dance
12	Something Special
13	Lovely Day (feat. Andy Ross)
14	Don't Blame It on Love
15	Andre's Place
16	Lovely Day
17	Down On the Street
18	Holding On
19	Light On My Life
20	Livin' In the UK
21	Stranger
22	Osaka Skyline
23	Golden Wings
24	Move a Little Closer
25	Turn the Music Up

Shakatak quotes

I usually start playing around with processed guitar or bass to get a sound that I am happy with, then I base a piece around that, adding extra sounds, mixing it right, and just layering sounds until I’m happy.