Roots

The ukulele is patented by the Honolulu Ad Club, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, in an attempt to stop copies being made outside of Hawaii.

Rod Bernard is born in Opelousas, Louisiana, USA. He will find success as a pioneering swamp-pop singer, scoring hits including This Should Go On Forever, Colinda, One More Chance and Pardon Mr. Gordon.

Songwriter, singer, guitarist and recording artist Charlie Terrell is born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Mexico by famed Nashville session-bassist Bob Moore reaches No1 in the Australian singles chart.

The patriotic song Aye mere watan ke logo, dedicated to the casualties of the Sino-Asian War, is performed live for the first time by Lata Mangeshkar at The National Stadium, New Delhi, India, Asia, in the presence of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

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

The Animals play at The Starlight, Crawley, England, UK.

Ravi Shankar plays at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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.

Rosko (William Roscoe Mercer) records Introduction To The Broken Wing, My Soul Preached To Me, Perfection and The Story Of A Friend for Verve Forecast Records in New York City, USA.

Richie Havens opens at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Ravi Shankar headlines the 1968 Summer Of Stars show at The Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.

Radio presenter Webley Edwards dies of a heart attack. he had been the longtime host of the weekly radio series Hawaii Calls which played a pivotal role in exporting the music of the Hawaiian islands to the continental USA.

Bob Marley And The Wailers play at The Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.

Fela Kuti plays at The Academy, Brixton, London, England, UK, Europe.

Kabbala and Gadzoh play at The 100 Club, London, England, UK, Europe.

Orchestre Jazira plays at The Oa sis, Dumfries, Scotland, UK, Europe.

New Order headline the second night of The WOMAD Festival, Mersea Island, near Colchester, Essex, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Thomas Mapfumo, The Pogues, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, A Certain Ratio, Panchavadyam, Bagamoyo, Guateque, Kalima, The Housemartins, Sir Coxone and Adrian Sherwood.

Dr. John plays at The Brewery, Kendal, England, UK, Europe.

Stand by R.E.M.enters the UK singles chart, where it will peak at No51.

Arrow, Rhapsody and The Ebony Steel Band play at The Town And Country Club, London, England, UK, Europe.

Paloma Ayana Stoecker is born in Paris, France, Europe. She will find success as singer-songwriter Delilah, based in London, England, UK.

Congolese music star Papa Wemba appears in court in Paris, France, Europe, on charges relating to the smuggling of illegal immigrants from Africa to Europe under the pretense that they were members of his band. A month later he will be sentenced to thirty months in jail and a $13,000 fine. Most of the sentence, however, is suspended because of time already spent in jail while awaiting trial.

The second day of the Navasota BluesFest (in memory of Mance Lipscombe) is held at Grimes County Fairgrounds, Navasota, Texas, USA.

Michael Franti And Spearhead play at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, England, UK.

Lightnin' Willie And The Poor Boys play at The Folk And Roots Festival, Southsea, UK

The Notting Hill Carnival sets West London, England, UK, alight with the very best in West Indian music, dance, food and culture, drawing in a crowd of 750,000 people.

The Dave Matthews Band plays at The Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

The Dave Matthews Band plays at Woodlands Pavilion, Spring, Texas, USA.

Bonnie Raitt releases her fifteenth album, Souls Alike, on Capitol Records in the USA.

The Blasters play at The Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Dave Matthews Band play at the Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe.

The Neville Brothers, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and The Trey McIntyre Project play at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo play at Eden Court, Inverness, Scotland, UK, Europe.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Barbican, London, England, UK, Europe.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Theatre Royal, Norwich, England, UK, Europe.

While revered country music fiddler Doug Kershaw is playing an encore at The Oriental Theatre, Denver, Colorado, USA, a 20-foot-by-15-foot section of ceiling plaster crashes down onto the stage, crushing most of his equipment, including his guitar and accordion [but not his beloved fiddle]. Fortunately, no-one is injured.

Leftöver Crack play at The Mohawk, Austin, Texas, USA.

Talisco plays a house show in London, England, UK.

Nitin Sawhney plays the first of three nights at Ronnie Scott's club, Soho, London, England, UK.

The John Butler Trio plays at Vienna Arena, Vienna, Austria, Europe.

Roseanne Reid plays at St Pancras Old Church, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Matt Scott.

Dustbowl Revival play at The Fillmore, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with Heather Maloney.

Dustbowl Revival play at Sisters High School, Sisters, Oregon, USA.

Dustbowl Revival play at The Egg, Albany, New York State, USA, with Smooth Hound Smith.