Africa

Michael Leibowitz is born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He will find success as keyboardist and leader of the mid-60s British r'n'b band Manfred Mann.

Danielle Ebguy is born in Marrakech, Morocco, Africa. She will enjoy international acclaim as singer, composer and author Sapho

Tenor sax man and Chess Records recording artist Claude McLin [nicknamed The Crown Prince OfThe Tenor Sax] files a new six nights-a-week contract to play in the Morocco Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with his local Musicians Union.

Joe Daniels And His All Star Dixieland Band play at The Festival Hall, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.

Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra are recording tracks for the Riverside Records album African Waltz, in New York City, USA.

The John Coltrane Quartet records Blues Minor and Africa at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Impulse! Records.

Roy Acuff begins a one-month tour of Spain, Europe, and Morocco, Africa, where he performs for American troops, sponsored by the United Service Organizations.

Jim Reeves And His Blue Boys leave Nashville, Tennessee, USA, by jet, en route to South Africa, where they were to filmed for a movie.

Miriam Makeba plays at The Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA.

Manfred Mann play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK, supported by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

Manfred Mann play at The Marquee, Soho, London, UK.

Manfred Mann play at The Barn, Chateris, UK.

Lucky Dube, reggae singer, is born in Ermelo, Transvaal [now Mpumalanga] South Africa.

The Heartbeats Of Sierra Leone record sixteen tracks during their second live recording session at The Voice Of America Studios, Liberia, Africa.

The final day of The Newport Jazz Festival '65 features Frank Sinatra (with orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones), Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, The Stan Getz Quitet, Wes Montgomery, Dollar Brand, Denny Zeitlin and Johnny Coles.

Oumou Sangaré is born in Bamako, Mali, Africa. She will find success as a Wassoulou musician and recording artist, sometimes referred to as The Songbird of Wassoulou.

Latifa Bint Alayah Al Arfaoui is born in Maniba, Tunisia, Africa. She will find success as Arab pop singer Latifa.

Manfred Mann perform their new single, My Name Is Jack, on UK tv show Dee Time. They also appear on BBC radio show Saturday Club, along with The Fortunes.

Paul Jones, former lead singer of Manfred Mann, appears on BBC-1 tv's The Wednesday Show.

Burundi Black by Burundi-Steiphenson-Black enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No31 during a fourteen-week run on the chart. Burundi-Steiphenson-Black is, however, a psuedonym for French musical arranger and filmscore composer Michel Bernholc, who has simply grafted a rock arrangement over the top of a field recording of Burundi Drummers of the Ingoma tribe made in 1967 in East Africa. Bernholc's moment of inspiration will, in its turn, inspire many other rock musicians to explore the same source. Burundi drum rhythms will subsequently be sampled for tracks by Joni Mitchell, Adam And The Ants, Bow Wow Wow, The Beastie Boys, Def Leppard and others.

Burundi Black by Burundi-Steiphenson-Black enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No31 during a fourteen-week run on the chart. Burundi-Steiphenson-Black is, however, a psuedonym for French musical arranger and filmscore composer Michel Bernholc, who has simply grafted a rock arrangement over the top of a field recording of Burundi Drummers of the Ingoma tribe made in East Africa. The same rhythm will subsequently be sampled for tracks by Joni Mitchell, Adam And The Ants, Bow Wow Wow, The Beastie Boys and others.

Burundi Black by Burundi-Steiphenson-Black enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No31 during a fourteen-week run on the chart. Burundi-Steiphenson-Black is, however, a psuedonym for French musical arranger and filmscore composer Michel Bernholc, who has simply grafted a rock arrangement over the top of a field recording of Burundi Drummers of the Ingoma tribe made in East Africa. The same rhythm will subsequently be sampled for tracks by Joni Mitchell, Adam And The Ants, Bow Wow Wow, The Beastie Boys and others.

Anti-apartheid campaigner Steve Biko dies shortly after arrival at Pretoria prison, Pretoria, South Africa. Police claim his death was caused by an extended hunger strike, but the autopsy will reveal that he died because of a brain hemorrhage resulting from massive injuries to the head while in police custody. Peter Gabriel and the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest will each write songs inspired by Biko's life and death.

King Sunny Ade plays at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, England, UK, Europe.

Queen play the first of two nights at Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe.

Lucky Ranku And The South African All Stars play at The 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe.

Amjad Ali Khan plays at The Music Village, Holland Park, London, England, UK, Europe.

Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof asks the US Congress in Washington DC, USA, to help distribute food to victims of the famine in Africa.

Queen release a triple video compilation, The Magic Years, in the UK.

On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of two nights at the Johannesburg Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, to an audience of 47,000.

Internationally successful singing star Eve Boswell dies in Durban, South Africa.

Bono of U2 begins a twelve day fact-finding mission in Africa, during which he will visit Ghana, South Africa, Ethiopia and Uganda, as a guest of US Treasury Secretary, Paul O'Neill.

The Live8 Concert in The Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, features Will Smith (host), Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, P Diddy, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, The Dave Matthews Band, Sarah McLachlan, Rob Thomas, Keith Urban, 50 Cent and The Kaiser Chiefs. The audience turnout is one and a half million.

Chantal Chamandy releases a new single, You Want Me, in the UK on Nova Records.

Shelby Lynne and Bob Schneider play at The Avalon Hollywood, Hollywood, California, USA.

Internationally-renowned musician, political activist, Witwatersrand alumnus and former staff member, Johnny Clegg, aka The White Zulu, is awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by The University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

R. Kelly headlines the ARISE African Fashion Awards, Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the first time he has ever played in Africa.

Kenny Rogers makes his African concert debut by playing to over 70,000 fans at The Titimar Festival in Agadir, Morocco.

A private funeral remembrance service for bassist and songwriter Jack Bruce is held at Golders Green Crematorium, London, UK. As well as his own acclaimed solo career, Bruce was a member of Cream, Blues Incorporated, the Graham Bond Organization, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann and West, Bruce And Laing.

Bastille play at Emmeremtia Dam, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Eska releases her debut LP, Eska, on Naim Edge Records in the UK.

On their The Book Of Souls World Tour, Iron Maiden play at The Grand Arena, Cape Town, South Africa.