Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band founded in 1980 by Bill Sharpe, Nigel Wright, Roger Odell and Keith Winter. Following an initial white label release...
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jazz-funk band Shakatak. Peaked at number 55 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Peaked at number 33 on the Traditional Jazz Albums. "SHAKATAK | full Official...
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Jill Saward (singer) (category Shakatak members)
composer, best known for being the lead voice of the English jazz-funk band, Shakatak. She began her musical career at the age of 16, with the British progressive...
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"Down on the Street" is a 1984 song by British band Shakatak. The song is about the joy of nightlife. It was a hit, reaching No. 9 in the UK. It was their...
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Down on the Street (album) (category Shakatak albums)
Down on the Street is the fifth studio album by the London jazz-funk band Shakatak, released in 1984. The album peaked at no. 17 on the UK Albums Chart, and...
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Bill Sharpe (musician) (category Shakatak members)
founding member of the group Shakatak. After Shakatak had achieved a handful of hit singles he became a full time musician. Shakatak was founded in 1980. Following...
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Night Birds (album) (category Shakatak albums)
label, is the second album by English jazz-funk band Shakatak. Night Birds established Shakatak's trademark jazz-funk sound, and contains two of the band's...
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1983 on the Polydor label, is the fourth album by English jazz-funk band Shakatak. All tracks written by William "Bill" Sharpe and Roger Odell. Side 1: "Dark...
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guitar). Saward, Ackerman and Underwood all had associations with the band Shakatak, of which Wright was a member. In 1987, Wright released one more single...
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Live in Japan is a live double album by English jazz-funk band Shakatak. It was recorded at the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall during the 1983 Japan tour, and originally...
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