Shaft

There are at least 7bands called Shaft:
1 Shaft is an electronic music production duo, Alex Rizzo & Elliot Ireland. They are known for their covers and remixes of "Mucho Mambo (Sway)" and "Mambo Italiano". Shaft went straight to No. 2 in the UK charts with the release of ‘(Mucho Mambo) Sway’. They followed this with the release of ‘Mambo Italiano’ which reached 12 in the UK chart. They went on to tour the world and win a gold disc for best performing group. Since then they have recorded more songs since such as "Kiri Riri Boom" and "Shake Seniora".
2-Shaft: An electronic duo consisting of Mark Pritchard (of Global Communication fame) and Adrian Hughes, who released two hugely successful rave tracks in ’91 and ’92, "Roobarb & Custard" and "Monkey".
3-A "holy terror" hardcore band that released their self-titled 7" on Stormstrike Records (a German hardcore/punk label) in 1996.
4-Shaft: an indie pop (?) band from New Zealand.
5-ShAFT: a hard rock/nu-metal band from Poland.
6-Shaft: a Estonian band from the early 2000s that recorded 4 songs and is in suspended animation until the members finish university.
7-Rapper from Compton, California

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Shaft Albums

0.0 0.0 (Mucho Mambo) Sway Shaft
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0.0 0.0 100 Zinderende Zomerhits Shaft
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0.0 0.0 Chrissy Shaft
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0.0 0.0 Dance Hits & Remixes (Special Edition) Shaft
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0.0 0.0 Down At Your Life Shaft
Released on
November 30, 2005 Read More →

0.0 0.0 It’s Been So Long Shaft
Released on
February 26, 2007 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Kiki Riri Boom Shaft
Released on
July 9, 2001 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Mambo Italiano Shaft
Released on
May 8, 2000 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Monumental Shaft
Released on
January 1, 2003 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Mucho Mambo (Sway) 2009 Remixes Shaft
Released on
May 23, 2009 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Mucho Mambo 2010 Shaft
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0.0 0.0 Open Sesame Shaft
Released on
November 30, 2003 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Pick Up on This Shaft
Released on
November 30, 2000 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Roobarb and Custard Shaft
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0.0 0.0 Sway (Mucho Mambo) Shaft
Released on
February 26, 2007 Read More →



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