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1. O’Hooley & Tidow ‘Like Horses’ Sgls#99 Tk 8 4:39
O’Hooley & Tidow are an English folk music duo from Yorkshire. Singer-songwriter Heidi Ti-dow performs and records with her civil partner, singer-songwriter and pianist Belinda O’Hooley on Like Horses. The Hum, No Masters, 2014
2. Terra Guitarra ‘Firelight’ Alb Tk 3 4.03
Terra Guitarra duo, Bruce Hecksel and Julie Patchouli are lifelong students of music, and accomplished multi-instrumentalists. Both studied at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, having performed together for 14 years with 16 CD releases. This award winning duo showcase their smooth jazz-neuvo flamenco project Terra Guitarra with the title work of their newlest release. Firelight, Earthsign Records, 2014
3. Noel McLoughlin ‘The Maid Who Sold Her Barley’ Alb Tk 7 2.25
Noel McLoughlin, who hails from Limerick, South West of Ireland, is an acclaimed recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, singer and interpreter of Irish music. His song book includes The Maid Who Sold Her Barley. Christmas In Ireland, ARC Music Productions, 2014
4. The Fairfield Four ‘Children Go Where I Send Thee’ Sng 4.10
Well established in the 1940s, 50 and 60s, gospel groups like the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Soul Stirrers with immerging soul singer Sam Cooke, the Swan Silvertones and Nashville, Tennessee’s Fairfield Four – a vocal ensemble that has existed for over 90 years. Fairfield sings Children Go Where I Send Thee.
Standing In The Safety Zone, Warner, 1992
5. Amália Rodrigues ‘Fado Corrido’Sgls #99 Tk 14 2:08
The amazing voice of Amália Rodrigues, showcases the extraordinary emotion associated with fado. Rodrigues, born in 1920, was a Portuguese singer and actor celebrated for songs like Fado Corrido.
Portugal’s Great Amália Rodrigues Live, Olympia Theatre Paris, Smithsonian Folkways, 1956
6. Jaume Compte ‘D’aire’ Alb Tk 1 2.32
One of the clear influences in the music of Jaume Compte has been traditional Balkan music, with its combination of emotional and revelry intensity. With the tune D’aire, Jaume Compte reencounters his inspiration from the form and all of its nuances.
Tariq, ARC Music Productions, 2014
7. Tupac Inca ‘Pájaro Campana’ CD 1 Tk 8 3:31
With music secured from my 2009 excursion to Lima, Peru, here is a taste of Andean music by a group calling themselves, Tupac Inca, or “noble Inca Accountant, the 10th Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire and 5th of the Hanan dynasty. Tupac performs Pah-hah-roh Cahm-pa-nah, Bellbird. The Best Of The Andes Music, Play Music & Video, 2009
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8. Punch Brothers ‘Sometimes’ Sgls 51 Tk 6 4:43
The line-up of the Punch Brothers band liberated their name from the Mark Twain short story, Punch, Brothers, Punch! The group is aspiring quintet lead by mandolin player Chris Thile with a unique leaning toward bluegrass, and jazz as featured on Sometimes.
Punch, Nonesuch, 2008
9. ShowOfHands ‘The Falmouth Packet/Haul Away Joe’ CD2 Tk 2 5:38
Show of Hands are one of the strongest current forces in acoustic music – England’s finest and most popular roots duo and something of a “people’s band” because of tunes like mashup of The Falmouth Packet/Haul Away Joe.
Great Moments In World Music, Songlines Compilation, 2008
10. The Tillers ‘500 Miles’ Cmpl Tk 2 2.50
“Much of the Tillers’ material (and the name of the band itself) hearkens back to a bygone American work ethic, some nifty song crafting blended with the pain of a relentless touring schedule, though not without a love of the road and beyond. The Tillers render 500 Miles. Americana, Putumayo World Music, 2014
11. Tamara Obrovac ‘Tuca’ La Louna’ Alb Tk 7 3:16
Tah Mah Rah Ob row vat seh, composer, singer and flautist from the Croatian city of Pula is one of the most impressive artists on the Croatian music scene and in the past few years. The song Too-KAH la Loh-oo-nah (Touch The Moon) the artist sings of her people’s quest for hope and salvation. Women Of The World Acoustic, Putumayo, 2007
12. Jaume Compte ‘Fils’ Alb Tk 5 3.27
One of the clear influences in the music of Jaume Compte has been traditional Balkan music, with its combination of emotional and revelry intensity. With the tune Fils, Jaume Compte reencounters his inspiration from the form and all of its nuances.
Tariq, ARC Music Productions, 2014
13. Creole Choir of Cuba ‘Edem Chanté’ CD2 Tk 11 3:57
Here’s the Creole Choir of Cuba celebrating the history of their Haitian descendants enslaved to the Caribbean from West Africa. The Creole Choir’s ten members come from Camagüey. Creole, Cuba’s second language after Spanish and you don’t count English, was first created by enslaved Africans by fusing words together from their African languages. The Creole Choir of Cuba performs E’-dem Chan-tay.
30 Real World AT WOMAD, Real World Records, 2012
14. Tribus Futuras ‘Hijois Del Viento’ Cmpl Tk 4 2.43
Tribus Futuras, founded by Luis & Susan Alban in 1995 have performed extensively in the Chicago, Illinois area in the United States for adult and children audiences – both teach Andean music classes as well. Here Tribus Futuras.
Music of the Andes, Putumayo World Music, 2014
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15. St Moses Choir ‘Bayahuba Abantawana’ Alb Tk 2 3:09
Gospel music is an integral part of everyday life in South Africa’s urban townships and rural communities. The hymn Bah yah Hoo Yah Ah bahn tah wah nah (The Children Are Singing) features the St. Moses Choir located in the Tembisa Township in the Northeastern area of Johannesburg, and lead singer Sophie Mahk-hany. The choir rehearses routinely under the open sky songs of praise like Baya-huba Abanta-wana.
The Rough Guide To South African Gospel, World Music Network, 2003
16. Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman, ‘Polkas: Maguire’s Favourite/Tralee Gaol/Maggie In The Wood’Sgls #99 Tk 11 3.28
Margaret Barry, a raw, yet compelling singer who for a time performed in the alleys of Dublin is joined by fiddler Michael Gorman and friends on a medley of tunes beginning with Polkas: Maguire’s Favourite. In all the work features the voice of Barry with banjo in hand. Her Mantle So Green, Topic Records, 1994
17. Phil Thornton & Hossam Ramzy ‘ Morocco Dance’ Wdw ATk3 6:20
For a musical connection to Egypt, here are the UK’s Phil Thorton, keyboardist and guitarist with Hos-sam Ram-zy, Egyptian percussionist. The work Morocco Dance showcases some important Middle Eastern instruments, like the ney – a reeded flute, the violin-like rebab, the oud which loosely mirrors a Western guitar, and the Aboriginal windblown horn, the didjeridu. And though the fusion has some Western music nuances, the traditional instruments sustain a genuine Moroccan feel.
Immortal Egypt, New World Music, 1998
18. Spiro ‘The City And The Stars’ CD2 Tk 14 4:15
Presenting the work The City And The Stars, here is Spiro an instrumental musical group based in Bristol, England with an interest in fusing minimalist classical influences with the traditional music of the North of England.
30 Real World AT WOMAD, Real World Records, 2012
19. Jaume Compte ‘L’equipatge’ Alb Tk 2 2.18
One of the clear influences in the music of Jaume Compte has been traditional Balkan music, with its combination of emotional and revelry intensity. With the tune L’equipatge, Jaume Compte reencounters his inspiration from the form and all of its nuances. Tariq, ARC Music Productions, 2014
20. Cool James ‘Sina Makosa’ Cmpl (II) Tk 1 3:22
Singer, rapper and Producer James Dandu (aka Cool James) was from Tanzania. His life cut short by a car crash in 2002 at 32. His catch songs live on with Sina Makosa-ironically he sings Forever I will be remembered if I were to die, whether it is today or tomorrow, many will mourn my death. African Beat, Putumayo World Music, 2013

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21. Srdjan Beronja ‘Bansuri & Tabla’ Alb Tk 7 3.21
The Sound of Varanasi features live recordings of classical Indian music and local field recordings of ceremonies, Sanskrit prayer recitals, temple bells and other sounds, telling a unique story about the intimate atmosphere of the holy city of Varanasi (Banaras) in India.” The work titled Bansuri & Tabla features thesmall hand drum, table and the transverse bamboo flute of South Asia.
The Sounds of Varanasi, ARC Music Productions, 2014
22. Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola ‘Itzikel’Sgls #99 Tk 10 6.07 Scottish-Finnish duo Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola render a work rooted in Summers’ Scottish Highlands Background featuring the tune Itzikel.
Sarah Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola, Dell Daisy Records, 2013
23. Knowledge K Kunenyati ‘Kugara Nhaka’ Wndw A Tk 1 7:22
The friendly breeze of Roots Rock music blows our way from the music of Zimbabwe’s Knowledge K Ku-nen-yati with Kur-gara Nha-ka, a song about the common practiced by some societies regarding what some may know has widow inheritance, where the wife for example of a deceased husband may marry his brother. This practice is rooted a strong tribal setting where outside marriages were forbidden.
Zimbabwe Frontline Vol. 3 – Roots Rock Guitar Party, Stern’s, 1999
24. Thandiswa ‘Zabalaza’ Alb Tk 5 6:44
Singing Zaba-laza is Than-diswa, multi-award winning South African musician who grew up in Soweto Johannesburg amidst the heavy apartied township violence of the 1980s. Her home was filled with books about politics, art and such. These fueled her appetite for music. Zabalaza lyrics say Old woman put down your bag, you have suffered long enough, take my hand, I’ll show you how to dream. Zabalaza, Gallo, 2004
25. Abelardo Barroso wOrquesta Sensación ‘Tiene Sabor’ Tk 3 3.09
Accompanied by the Orquestra Sensación, Cuba’s Abelardo Barroso, considered by local Cubans to be the first sonero Mayor, that is a practitioner of the Island’s celebrated style of music call son, performs a piece from the 1950s, a time when his career at home commanded great respect. The composition is entitled Tiene Sabor.
Cha Cha Cha, World Circuit, 2014 (re-released from the 1950s)
26. Piers Faccini/Vincent Segal ‘Cammina Cammina’ Sgls #105 Tk 3 3.24
From Piers Faccini, English singer/songwriter with French cellist Vincent Segal, comes a medieval lament steeped in Neapolitan music and named (Cah-mee-nah Cah-MEE-nah), walking walking, Cammina Cammina. Songs of Time Lost, No Format!, 2014
27. Julie Fowlis ‘Lon-Dubh (Blackbird)’ Cmpl Tk 4 2.42
Julie Fowlis is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. Fowlis and company offer Lon-Dubh (Blackbird), an Celtic adaptation of Paul McCartney’s famous work. Café Del Mundo, Putumayo World Music, 2014
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28. Serge Desaunay ‘La Valse Des Niglos’ Tk 6 3.20
Here’s sampling of Gypsy Swing featuring, Ser-zhu Duh-zun-yee and friends (Zh-ahk Kuh-zahw, Zhawn Fee-leep Veer-ray, Dee-jay Rous-sahw and Dee-jee Due-pah on the tune La Val-say Day Neeg-low-ss’, Serge Desauny, Jacques Quezin, Jean-Philippe Viret, Didier Roussin, Didi Duprat. The Rough Guide To Gypsy Swing, World Music Network, 2004
29. Tannahill Weavers ‘The Geese In The Bog/The Jig Of Slurs’ Tk 1 3:17
The Tannahill Weavers are a popular band who performs traditional Scottish music. Incorporating the sound of the Great Highland Bagpipe, The Tannies as they are affectionately called, perform the Geese In The Bog/The Jig of Slurs.
Live & In Session, Hedera Records, 2007
30. Rajab Suleiman&Kithara ‘Kipenzi Changu Cha Moyo’ Sgls #99 Tk 9 5.30
A few years back I had the treat of visiting Stonetown, Zanzibar has a wonderful annual music festival called Sauti Za Busara. Rajab Suleiman, qanun-zither player and a player of the 2-stringed lyre – the kithara celebrate Zanzibar’s taarab music.
Zanzibara Vol. 8 (Chungu), Buda Musique, 2013
31. Quartango ‘Jalousie’ Alb Tk 3 5.32
Quartango, the classically trained French-Canadian musicians explore their passion for than-go on Jalousie. Quartango, Quartango, 2009
32. Viva Quetzal ‘Caballo Viejo’ Cmpl Tk 8 2.34
Recalling the sound of the Andes, Viva Quetzal gives us an musical ourderve titled Caballo Viejo. Music of the Andes, Putumayo World Music, 2014
33. Ger O’Donnell ‘The Snows They Melt The Soonest’ Tk 8 4.51
Sharing a winter song of celebration here’s Ger O’Donnell with The Snows They Melt The Soonest. Christmas In Ireland, ARC Music Productions, 2014
34. Ensemble Accentus ‘Todos los bienes del mundo’CD1Tk 18 2:59
It was in Spain that a particular national music was encouraged. In spite of the expulsion of the Jews and the conquest of the Moorish kingdoms where diverse traditions of learning and the arts had flourished, Spanish music retained identifiable elements of what had been rejected. Something of this can be heard in the 460 surviving compositions preserved in the Cancionero de Palacio, a royal collection of music at the Spanish court in the first decades of the sixteenth century. Featuring the Ensemble Accentus with Thomas Wimmer here is the composition Todos los bienes del mundo (All The World’s Goods) from that period. The World Of Early Music, Naxos, 1989

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#1071 January 10, 2015 No. 6
35. Sergio Mendes ‘You And I’ Alb Tk 2
Sergio Mendez and Friends including Carlinhos Brown and Nayanna Holley present You And I. Bom Tempo, Concord Records, 2010
36. Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le ‘Fragile Beauty’ CD2 Tk 9 5:14
Vietnamese vocalist Wohn Tah-nee rose to fame in the new millennium as her nation’s premier jazz talent. Thanh was brought up in a musical household steeped in traditional music. Mentored by her father, Wohn was trained in the complex musical style blending the demands of a complex tonal language with operatic expression and storytelling. She studied formally in Saigon, toured Europe extensively and released highly acclaimed material exploring traditional Vietnamese music with jazz sensibilities. With guitarist and composer of Vietnamese ancestral music -New-yen Lahh, Wohn Tah-nee performs Fragile Beauty. Great Moments In World Music, Songlines Compilation, 2008
37. Ljiljana Buttler ‘Zvonija, Zvonija’ #722 Tk 13 4:59
LJILJANA BUTTLER was born in Belgrade, her father was an accordion virtuoso and her mother a Croatian singer. But her father left soon after she was born and her mother had to support herself and her child, singing in bars. They settled in Bijeljina, a small town in Bosnia…Her performance on the album shows why, in the former Yugoslavia, she was referred to as the ‘Gypsy Ella Fitzgerald’ and the ‘Billie Holiday of Gypsy Music’, but mostly she was called lovingly the ‘Mother of Gypsy Soul’.
The Mother Of Gypsy Soul, Snail Records, 2002
38. Jaume Compte ‘De Pedra’ Alb Tk 3 4.55
One of the clear influences in the music of Jaume Compte has been traditional Balkan music, with its combination of emotional and revelry intensity. With the tune L’equipatge, Jaume Compte reencounters his inspiration from the form and all of its nuances. Tariq, ARC Music Productions, 2014
39. Terra Guitarra ‘North Country’ Alb Tk 7 3.18
Terra Guitarra duo, Bruce Hecksel and Julie Patchouli are lifelong students of music, and accomplished multi-instrumentalists. Both studied at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, having performed together for 14 years with 16 CD releases. This award winning duo showcase their smooth jazz-neuvo flamenco project Terra Guitarra with North Country. Firelight, Earthsign Records, 2014
40. Jontre ‘Locuraleza’ Alb Tk 2 2:51
The new sound of Latin music is Hohn-three, from Colombia. His music is a mix of Latin and Afro-American grooves with Colombian flavor. Hohn-Three applies his talents to
Lo-cura-le-sa. Latin Beat, Putumayo World Music, 2012


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41. Javier Ruibal ‘Isla Mujeres’ World – 2002 CD 1 Tk 5 4.46
(Hah-vee-air Ree-bahl) Javier Ruibal is a Spanish musician and songwriter. Javier Ruibal was born in El Puerto de Santa María, province of Cadiz in southern Spain. His first album, called Duna, was released in 1983. He is highly considered for his vocal talents and for blending different music styles such as flamenco, jazz and Maghreb music and developing a personal brand. He plays the guitar and is usually accompanied by another guitar player, first Antonio Toledo and since around 2000 the gypsy Tito Alcedo.
World 2002, Narada, 2002


#1071 January 10, 2015 No. 8
Incues
8P Opening
1. Talisman ‘Gypsy Soul’ Window A Tk 4 7:56
Talisman, with their modernistic brand of gypsy music, sometimes giving a nod to jazz, has a flair for sensuous tango. The violin led composition Gypsy Soul, complete with several flourishing nuances, comes from their 2010 album… Russian Gypsy Soul: Fiery Gypsy Music at Its Best, Arc Music, 2010
2. Chatham County Line ‘Out Of The Running’ Cmp Tk 1 3.18
Formed in 1999 in Raleigh, North Carolina, this is Chatham County Line band with Out Of The Running. Americana, Putumayo World Music, 2014
3. Kwame Bediako ‘Steppin’ Into Zion’Alb Tk 7 3:46
Kwah may bed yah koh from Ghana performs Steppin Into Zion a tune that encourages people to persevere through tough times…the race is not for the swift, nor the battle for the strong, but for those who can endure.
African Reggae, Putumayo, 2009
4. Natacha Atlas ‘Mon Amie La Rose’ #722 Tk 11 4:27
North African and Arabian music is given a modern, dance-inspiring twist by Brussels-born and Washington, D.C.-based vocalist Natacha Atlas. A former singer for techno-pop band Transglobal Underground, and an occasional collaborator of Jah Wobble, Atlas has continued to explore the fusion of her musical roots with Western electronic dance music
Best Of Natacha Atlas, Mantra Recordings, 2005
5. Jaume Compte ‘Portes’ Alb Tk 9 4.37
One of the clear influences in the music of Jaume Compte has been traditional Balkan music, with its combination of emotional and revelry intensity. With the tune Portes, Jaume Compte reencounters his inspiration from the form and all of its nuances. Tariq, ARC Music Productions, 2014
6. Garifuna Women ‘Hattie’ Sngls 51 Tk 2 4:03
The Garifuna Women’s Project. Blending their rich voices with the Afro Amerindian communities of Belize , Guatemala and Honduuras with elements of rock, blues, funk, African, Latin and Caribbean music…the song Hattie is about a dreadful storm that cries out…Hattie has washed the homes away.
Umalali: The Garifuna Women’s Project, Cumbancha, 2008


#1071 January 10, 2015 No. 9
Incues
9P Opening
1. Youssou N’Dour ‘Leaving’ Window A Tk 5 4.59
The ever popular and well-traveled Senegalese artist Youssou N’Dour opens this edition of HG with Leaving. It’s ripe with the style sound Mbalax that he helped to author. The text says even because of freedom there’s no more room for me, Leaving because I’ve got to be a man. Know your own sorrows, make them right.
The Guide (Wommat), Sony, 1994
2. Shir ‘Der Heyser Bular’ Alb Tk 1 4.34
Here’s a soulful work grounded in the tradition of Yiddish songs called Der Heyser Bular featuring Shir, a most popular Jewish music Quartet.
From The Heart, ARC Music Productions, 2014
3. Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna ‘Diablo Rojo Diablo Verde’ Tk 7 2.48
More music from the Andes featuring Pascuala Illabaca Y Fauna with the selection
Diablo Rojo Diablo Verde. Music of the Andes, Putumayo World Music, 2014
4. Nina Simone ‘Sinner Man’ Alb Tk 16 10:19
The versatile American artist Nina Simone, was a rare performer, pianist and singer. Simone renders the highly celebrated work, Sinner Man.
Nina Simone: Compact Jazz, UMG, 1989
5. Robert Earl Keen ‘Ride’ Cmpl Tk 10 3.42
Robert Earl Keen is a mainstay in the music of Austin, Texas. Keen sings about the subject of travel. Americana, Putumayo World Music, 2014
6. Vieux Farka Touré ‘Sokosondou’ Alb Tk 1 4.25
“Vieux” Farka Touré, Malian singer and guitarist and the son of Grammy-winning Malian musician Ali Farka Touré puts his guitar, voice and band to work on Sokosondou, overdubbed guitars, hypnotic texture and fairly described as global trance music.
The Secret, Six Degrees Records, 2011


#1071 January 10, 2015 No. 10
Incues
10P Opening
1. Daniela Mercury ‘Ilê Pérola Negra’ WomofPeru Tk 3 5:50
From her last collective of recordings on the albums Cantora 1 and Cantora 2, Sosa joined by Daniela Mercury- Latin Grammy Award -winning Brazilian samba-reggae artist on ee-leh Perola Negra. Cantora 1, Sony, 2009 2. Kokolo ‘Gimme Yaya’ Alb Tk 4 8:42 Kokolo sometimes called Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra is a band, formed in 2001, who play afrobeat with “a little Latin jazz, a little hip-hop, a little salsa, [and] a little rock ‘n’ roll”. While mostly a live band, some songs are remixed. (see Kokolo Afro Beat CD) The Rough Guide To Afro Beat, World Music Network, 2009 3. Salif Keita ‘Calculer’ Wndw A Tk 8 3:43
Salif Keita is an internationally recognized Afro-Pop singer and song writer from Mali. A story we’ve shared in the past, Keita is unique not only because of his reputation as the Golden Voice of Africa, but because he is an albino and a direct descendant of the founder of the Mali Empire, Sundiata Keita.
M’Bemba, Universal Music Jazz France, 2006
4. Shir ‘Sherele / Zemer Atik’ Alb Tk 3 6.45
Here’s a soulful work grounded in the tradition of Yiddish songs called Der Heyser Bular featuring Shir, a most popular Jewish music Quartet.
From The Heart, ARC Music Productions, 2014
5. Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez ‘Sweet Tequila Blues’ Tk 11 3.15
Chip Taylor restarted his performing and recording career in 1993 after an unsuccessful attempt at professional golf. While at a South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas in 2001, met singer and violinist Carrie Rodriguez, with whom he has performed and recorded Americana music for several years ever since. Taylor y Rodriguez render Sweet Tequila Blues. Americana, Putumayo World Music, 2014
5. Mercan Dede ‘Ab-I Tarab’ CD 1 Tk 12 6:19
Mercan Dede, also known as DJ Arkin Allen, is a Turkish composer, ney (end blown flute, prominent in Middle Eastern Music) and bendir (a framed drum used in traditional music in North Africa. It looks like a tambourine with just the skin and no jingles) player, DJ and producer. Dividing his time between Turkey, Europe and North America. Dede is a world music artist, playing a fusion of traditional acoustic Turkish and other oriental genres with electronic sounds as represented by Ab-I Tarab.
BBC 3 Awards for World Music 2005, Manteca, 2005


#1071 January 10, 2015 No. 11
Outcues
7P Close
Terra Guitarra ‘October’ Alb Tk 2 4.02
Firelight, Earthsign Records, 2014


8P Close
Kailash Kher ‘Kaise Main Kaboon (Intn Vers)’ Alb Tk 1 4.14
Yatra: Nomadic Souls, Cumbancha, 2009


9P Close
Ray Barretto ‘El Nuevo Barretto’ Cmpl Tk 12 5.51
Salsa Explosion, Emusica Records, 2007

10P Close
Nasio Fontaine ‘Hypocrites’ Alb Tk 2 4:13
Universal Cry, Greensleeves, 2006