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Shakatak is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Mezzoforte, George Benson, Lee Ritenour, Paul Hardcastle and The Crusaders, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gary Numan, Eddie Clarke and D'Sound, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Shakatak and forward to Gary Numan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Shakatak is an English jazz-funk band founded in 1980 by Bill Sharpe, Nigel Wright, Roger Odell and Keith Winter. An initial white label release, "Steppin", caught attention by Passion records label owner Les McCutcheon and Northern Soul DJ Kev Roberts. The band's name was created by them and derived from the name of a record store in Soho, London called "Record Shack".
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Shakatak shares an orbit with Mezzoforte, George Benson, Lee Ritenour and Paul Hardcastle, went on to shape Gary Numan, Eddie Clarke and D'Sound. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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