Shakatak

Shakatak are an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. They had their first UK Top 20 single in 1981 with 'Easier Said than Done' followed by a string of hits in the early part of the decade. Albums also sold well, their most successful being 1982's Nightbirds.

In the 1990s, the group had success in the US when two albums went to No 1 in the contemporary jazz charts. In Japan they were also awarded the Grammy for best international instrumental album six years running. The group continue to perform and record.