EIGHTIES favourites Shakatak start a retro weekend off with a bang at the Concorde tonight.
The band 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, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records.
From their first release in August 1980, (the Bill Sharpe composition Steppin' on the Polydor record label), and their first album, Drivin' Hard, the band's singles and albums have entered the charts regularly .
In the 1990s, Shakatak had success in the US when they had two albums that went to No 1 in the contemporary jazz charts, and were also awarded the Japanese grammy for best international instrumental album six years running.
Shakatak continue to appear regularly throughout the world. The band celebrated their 35th anniversary year in 2015.
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