If all has gone according to plan a little pink package should be arriving on your doorstep. 6.1's charm and weakness lies in its variety, so I apologize for the continuous jumps in genre, but they are worth it.

Here's a look into a few of the artists featured:

*A Russian band that in one form or another has been making music since the late 1970s. Auktyon is one of few Russian rock bands that broke out of Russia in the 80s and earned international accolades. Straying from traditional Russian music Auktyon drew inspiration from ska, reggae, new-jazz, North African and Middle Eastern music and pop music of the 60's.

*A 54 year old mother of four from Livingston, Guatemala. The UN has a category for endangered human cultures, called 'Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.' At the top of that list are the people known as the Garifuna: coastal dwellers of Central America, and bearers of a unique brand of Afro-Caribbean music and dance. Ivan Duran helped bring us Andy Palacio in 2006 and he has taken ten years to release this record by the Garifuna Women's Project. Filled with stories of hurricanes that swept away villages, the pains of childbirth, and cultural traditions. How lucky we are to be able to listen to these beautiful songs and stories.

*A talented and intelligent single mother who performs hip hop songs about love, change, and educating our children. Performing with Culture Shock Camp, Indigo tours promoting hip hop culture, artistic empowerment, and creative development in youth groups in attempts to promote focus and healthy life style to America's youth.

*A band that has been dubbed, 'the sex bomb Tom Jones was talking about… as close to a two-headed indie Timberlake as it gets'.

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