Shakatak Live at Strings Bar & Venue

Name: Shakatak Live at Strings Bar & Venue
Start: 2025-04-12T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-12T23:30:00+01:00
Location: Strings Bar & Venue - Isle Of Wight

Schedule

Sat Apr 12 2025 at 07:30 pm to 11:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Strings Bar & Venue - Isle Of Wight | Newport, EN

We've had many requests for Shakatak over the years, and we're very excited to make it happen at Strings on Saturday 12th April 2025!
British crossover jazz, funk, and pop outfit Shakatak are a sophisticated ensemble who have enjoyed a long career. With a sound steeped in contemporary jazz and R&B, they found success with both instrumental albums and pop vocal productions. Formed in London in 1980, The group quickly scored an underground hit with their debut single "Steppin'", the following year, they cracked the British Top 50 with the singles "Livin' in the UK" and "Brazilian Dawn," both of which were included on their debut album - 'Drivin' Hard'.
"The final act of the evening and of the entire festival was the illustrious Shakatak. Rarely has a group enjoyed so much success in a jazz field but tonight we were given insight into why they are held in such high regard. They are consummate professionals with seemingly unlimited stamina and an instinctive ability to hold an audience...tonight they proved they are timeless". - BUZZ Magazine
"This music still glows as brightly as that first hearing...Shakatak aren't just a band, they were the soundtrack to our lives" - RONNIE SCOTT'S House Magazine (UK)
"A wild diversity seldom found anymore... tons of rhythmic and stylistic variety…slamming" - JAZZIZ Magazine (USA)
Saturday 12th April 2025
Advance Tickets £25 + Booking
Doors 7:30PM | 16+ | R.OA.R.