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Shakatak

7 upcoming events across the UKnext 18 Nov 2026167939 monthly listeners

The actAbout Shakatak

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

Biography compiled automatically from publicly available sources.

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The recordPast performances

DateEvent
27 Jul 2026Shakatak
6 Jun 2026Shakatak
7 May 2026Shakatak
7 May 2026Shakatak @ Boisdale of Canary Wharf
7 May 2026Shakatak @ Boisdale of Canary Wharf
7 May 2026Shakatak