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:

352 tracks
1166 stations
72 countries

Radio stations which play SHAKATAK online

Dark Is the Night

Magic FM

Night Birds

Nostalgie Soul Party

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	Rio Nights
8	City Rhythm
9	Invitations
10	Street Walkin'
11	Osaka Skyline
12	Don't Blame It on Love
13	Lovely Day
14	Something Special
15	Brazilian Love Affair
16	Andre's Place
17	Down On the Street
18	Blue Azure
19	Space Dance
20	Down on the Street
21	One Day at a Time
22	Out of This World
23	Stranger
24	Magic
25	Move a Little Closer

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.