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Shakatak

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Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band founded in 1980 by Bill Sharpe, Nigel Wright, Roger Odell and Keith Winter. An initial white label release, "Steppin", caught attention by Passion records label owner Les McCutcheon and Northern Soul DJ Kev Roberts. The band's name was created by them and derived from the name of a record store in Soho, London called "Record Shack". 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. 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.

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Sat, 5 Sept 2026
Shakatak
The Factory Live · Worthing
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Thu, 24 Sept 2026
Shakatak
Boisdale, Canary Wharf · London
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Wed, 18 Nov 2026
SHAKATAK Live at the Jam House, Birmingham November 18th 2026
The Jam House Birmingham · Birmingham
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