Shakatak - Across the World

Today i'm gonna review one of my favourite album from my favourite band, Shakatak.
Shakatak is a british-jazzfunk band founded in 1980. From the time Shakatak was first announced, tehy always regularly hit the charts, including Guinness Book of British Hits.
These are their discography so far:

Albums

• 1981: Drivin' Hard
• 1982: Night Birds
• 1982: Invitations
• 1983: Out of This World
• 1984: Down on the Street
• 1984: Shakatak Live in Japan (live)
• 1985: Live! (February 1985) (live)
• 1985: City Rhythm
• 1986: Into the Blue (Issued in Japan only)
• 1987: Golden Wings (Issued in Japan only)
• 1988: Manic and Cool
• 1988: Da Makani (Issued in Japan only)
• 1988: The Very Best of Shakatak
• 1989: Niteflite (Issued in Japan only)
• 1989: Turn the Music Up
• 1990: Fiesta (Issued in Japan only)
• 1990: Christmas Eve (Issued in Japan only)
• 1991: Bitter Sweet
• 1991: Utopia (Issued in Japan only)
• 1993: Street Level
• 1993: Under the Sun
• 1993: The Christmas Album
• 1994: Full Circle
• 1997: Let The Piano Play
• 1998: View From The City
• 1998: Live at Ronnie Scott's
• 2001: Under Your Spell
• 2003: Blue Savannah
• 2005: Easier Said Than Done (live album)
• 2005: Beautiful Day
• 2007: Emotionally Blue
• 2009: Afterglow
• 2011: Across The World

Now, i'm gonna say that theirs latest album, Across the World, still giving rich music, beautiful composers, and their band identities aren't changed so much. We all know that these days it seems hard to combine between pure jazz with funk genres, but Shakatak give us that if creativity is able to break the barrier between anything.

My favourite track is of course also their album name, Across the World, the song is smooth, with beautiful instruments playing, and also the lyric is also easy listening and easy understanding.

Most of all, if you want to learn jazz-funk, beside Incognito, there also Shakatak, that will lead you to world of jazz.

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