Shakatak

Shakatak are an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. CareerShakatak
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
popular throughout the world particularly in Japan and the Far East, ... read more

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