Shakatak - Dark Is The Night • TopPop
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Published 2015-11-25
They 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 original line up is:
Jill Saward (vocal, percussion, flute)
Bill Sharpe (keyboards)
Roger Odell (drums)
George Anderson (bass)
Keith Winter (guitar)
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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Broadcast date: 1983/10/29
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All Comments (21)
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Who feels better after listening to this groove....❤
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Such an underrated group
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Still listening to this over 40 years on...the 80s were definitely the best era in music...oh to be a teenager again!
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The Shakatak Sound Indeed. Bill Sharpe's keyboards, funky jazzy compositions, spiced by Jill Saward's jazzy sultry vocals. So eternally cool, classy, jazzy, hipswaying r&b funky!
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Only now do I appreciate their music as I've got old and into jazz. This is lovely
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Saw Shakatak perform live in Colchester last night with the original line up.... What a treat and we was all up dancing 😊
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The chorus of this song is literally "the lick". I can't unhear it.
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Timeless shakatak. Still sounds so elegant and classy .
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What a babe you are Jill,and that angelic voice. Back up by those fantastic lads .Shakatak ,youre amazing!!!
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Cuando se apreciaba la buena música aun
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THE LICC OF THIS SONG IS SO GOOD
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British jazz funk at it's very best. Bring back the original Jazz fm radio
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Beatiful song
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What a gorgeous Woman she was loved this band in my younger days still do timeless x❤
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Timeless Shakatak with so many awesome tunes. Dark is the Night is one of my favourite, absolutely cosmic music✨🔥
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One of my favourate by Shakatak!
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I remember hearing this when i was a teenager n loving it listening to the radio good times ❤ being young
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In Mexico City jazz F.M. 104.1 Mhz used to broadcast Shakatak and in the program named: jazz discoteque by the year 1985 they were part of the the main show. I bet that was very pleasant. I liked it a lot.
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At 57 years old this is still one of my favourites to dance around the kitchen too. I miss the 80's
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Oh man, I just love that group and I always will. ^^
